交際相手から暴力、過去最多　ストーカー被害も―内閣府調査

　内閣府は２６日、「男女間の暴力に関する調査」の結果を発表した。言動を含めて交際相手から暴力を受けたことがあると答えた人は、２０２０年の前回調査と比べて５．４ポイント増の１８．０％に上り、調査を開始した１９９９年以降で最多。男女別では、女性２２．７％、男性１２．０％だった。
　ストーカー被害の経験があると答えた人も、女性１４．０％、男性５．７％と、いずれも最多を更新。加害者は「元交際相手」２３．９％が最も多く、「職場関係者」２１．６％、「学校・大学の関係者」１７．９％と続いた。（2024/03/26-17:51）

A record 18 pct of people in Japan said they were victims of verbal or physical abuse by their partners, according to a Cabinet Office survey released Tuesday.
   The figure was up 5.4 percentage points from the previous 2020 survey. The proportion stood at 22.7 pct for women and 12 pct for men.
   The survey also showed that a record 14 pct of female respondents have experienced being stalked, while a record 5.7 pct of men gave the same answer.
   According to the survey, 23.9 pct of stalkers were former partners, 21.6 pct were people from work and 17.9 pct were those from school.
   The survey, conducted every three years, began in 1999. The latest survey, taken between November and December last year, covered 5,000 people aged 18-59 throughout Japan, receiving valid answers from 59 pct.