The number of cases involving male victims of stalking and harassment rose nearly 11 percent last year, while the number of incidents involving female perpetrators jumped 14.5 percent, data released yesterday by the Ministry of the Interior showed.
Police agencies handled 2,806 stalking and harassment cases last year, up from 2,763 cases in 2023, the data showed.
The number of cases involving female victims fell approximately 3.7 percent to 2,427, accounting for 86.5 percent of the total, while incidents involving male victims were up 10.8 percent to 379, accounting for 13.5 percent, it showed.
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About 32 percent of the victims were aged 21 to 30, 27.7 percent were aged 31 to 40 and 20.5 percent were aged 41 to 50.
Of the suspected perpetrators, 2,283 were male, 403 were female and in 123 cases the gender was not known, the data showed.
Compared with 2023, the number of cases involving male suspects fell 4.4 percent, while that of those involving female suspects rose 14.5 percent.
About 25 percent of the suspected perpetrators were aged 31 to 40, 20.5 percent were aged 21 to 30 and 19.9 percent were aged 41 to 50.
Of last year’s cases, 64.1 percent were categorized as general stalking and harassment cases, while 35.9 percent were categorized as involving domestic violence, ministry data showed.
About 79 percent of the suspected perpetrators in the general cases were male, which was the same as in 2023, while the number of female suspects increased 8.5 percent.
Eighty-five percent of the suspected perpetrators in domestic violence-related stalking and harassment were male, down 11 percent from 2023, while the number of cases involving female suspects increased 26.5 percent.
About 85 percent of the victims in domestic violence-triggered stalking and harassment cases were female, down about 12 percent from 2023, while cases involving male victims surged 39.6 percent.
Last year, police agencies issued 1,867 written warnings for stalking and harassment.
No warnings were issued in 939 cases because, among other reasons, the allegations did not constitute stalking and harassment or no perpetrators were located, the ministry said.
Judicial Yuan data showed that courts issued restraining orders in 105 cases, representing 67.3 percent of all petitions filed by victims.
Police agencies handled 143 cases in which a suspect violated a restraining order, up 8.3 percent from 2023. Among the 27 petitions to remand suspects in custody, the courts granted 10.
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