Long(er) term impact of the corona measures on domestic violence

Crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic can have a major impact on domestic violence. Tensions within families can rise, while access to help may be limited. As a result, an increase in registered domestic violence may not initially occur and the consequences of the crisis may only become visible later. Based on data from Veilig Thuis, this research maps developments in the size, nature, forms and type of reporter of domestic violence in the Netherlands in the period March 2019 - March 2024 (1 year before the pandemic until 2 years after the abolition of the last measures). The number of reports decreased during the pandemic and then increased again to a comparable level to before the pandemic. The number of recommendations has increased throughout the period. There appears to be no (long-term) impact of COVID-19 on nature. However, there was a slight increase in the share of reports/requests for advice from citizens during COVID-19 and the share from adults directly involved has continued to increase since the second half of the pandemic.