Katja Tersch, head of the Tyrolean State Police (LKA), draws a less than encouraging assessment when it comes to domestic violence. The victims are usually women or young girls. The number of specialized police officers was increased.
What is domestic violence really like in Tyrol? One of the few tools to measure this often hidden phenomenon is the number of reports: “In 2021, a total of 1556 privacy breaches were reported – an increase of 16 percent,” says the LKA boss. In 69 percent of the cases, the victims were women or young girls.
The number of ‘general violent crimes’, including those committed in public, fell slightly by 1.8 percent in the same period. Here too, two thirds of the victims and perpetrators had a personal relationship.
Against violence: 40 officers more than last year
Tersch wants to focus more on prevention in the future: “For this purpose, 140 specially trained prevention employees are currently being deployed in Tyrol.” The increase of 40 employees shows the high priority within police work. In the field of violence in the private sphere, the prevention officers support their own colleagues in official acts, provide aftercare to those affected and conduct legal information interviews with risk bearers.
This year there have been four murders in Tyrol (three of them women). In the previous year there were a total of six murders, three of which involved women.
Source: Krone
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