The number of domestic-violence cases reported to local police officers has been rising steadily over the past three years, the National Police Administration (NPA) said yesterday.
NPA tallies show that police officers around the nation have been handling an average of 40 domestic violence cases per day since the enactment of the domestic violence prevention law (
The nation's top police agency said it has ordered all county and city police bureaus to assign special staff members to deal with domestic violence cases since the enactment of the law.
According to NPA statistics, 11,030 domestic-violence cases were reported in 2000. The number increased to 15,382 cases in 2001 and further surged to 17,376 cases last year.
The number of cases involving police applying for legal protection on behalf of domestic violence victims also rose to 7,701 last year from 7,636 in 2001 and 6,022 in 2000.
The number of cases involving police enforcing protection warrants reached 9,704 last year, up from 5,372 in 2000.
Police also handled 727 cases involving violations of court protection orders last year, up from 2001 and 501 in 2000.
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