Overview
- UN agencies say about 83,000 women were killed worldwide last year, with roughly 50,000 slain by partners or relatives—about one death every ten minutes.
- WHO estimates about 840 million women have experienced physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, with stigma and conflict zones driving large data gaps.
- In Germany, police recorded nearly 266,000 domestic-violence victims in 2024 and 308 women and girls killed, while a BKA study indicates fewer than five percent of partnership assaults are reported.
- Women’s shelters report high occupancy, lengthy stays and a nationwide shortfall of places—around 14,000—despite a new legal right to free shelter starting in 2032 and federal pledges of €2.6 billion (2027–2036) plus €150 million for repairs.
- Authorities are planning mandatory perpetrator programs and introducing electronic ankle monitors for high‑risk offenders, as ‘Orange Day’ campaigns across German states push awareness and routes to help.