Sex workers "feel safer" in Sweden.

[Curvaceous Kate]

I wonder how many women are rescued from abusive marriages each year? More than 300 maybe?

One minute of research reveals that in Northern Ireland:

Domestic violence statistics

• Research shows that approximately 1 in 4 women have, or currently experience domestic violence.
• Domestic violence accounts for approximately one-fifth of all recorded violent crime in Northern Ireland.
• On average, there are five people killed each year as a result of domestic violence in Northern Ireland.
• The police attend an average of 60 domestic-related incidents per day, but recognise that there is still a large amount of under-reporting of this type of crime.
• On average, every week, the police attend over 400 domestic incidents and deal with over 100 domestic assaults.
• UNICEF research released in 2006, showing per capita incidence, indicates that there are up to 32,000 children and young people living with domestic violence in Northern Ireland.
• Over 30% of all domestic violence starts during pregnancy.
• Since 1999, Women’s Aid across Northern Ireland gave refuge to 14,714 women and 14,356 children and young people.
• During the last 16 years Women’s Aid Federation Northern Ireland managed 282,860 calls to the 24 Hour Domestic & Sexual Violence Helpline.
• The government strategy Tackling Violence at Home estimates that the cost of domestic violence in Northern Ireland, including the potential loss of economic output, could amount to £180 million each year.

Maybe that should be criminalizing relationships instead? 300 a year is nothing in comparison.