FOI 1091-2025/26- Male domestic abuse victims

Request:

Q1. Please can you tell me the number of incidents of domestic abuse where the victim was recorded as male.

Please break down the information into the following time periods.

January - December 2015

January - December 2023

January - December 2024

January - December 2025

Response:

Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information

To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.

I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police. 

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.

Q1. Please see the table below showing the number of domestic abuse incidents with a male victim between 01 January 2015 and 31 December 2025 and 01 January 2023 and 31 December 2025, broken down by calendar years.

Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data.  It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.