Domestic violence in Israel: Study finds 10% of Israelis are victims of intimate partner violence

The research, conducted in collaboration with the interministerial committee against domestic violence, the Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs, and the Red Lines initiative for IPV prevention, analyzed the extent of IPV to understand patterns and develop prevention strategies and interventions.

The study discovered that approximately 142,000 women, equal to 5.3%, experienced physical violence from their partners in the past year.

The report noted that roughly 96,000 women, or about 3.6%, experienced severe IPV, 8% faced sexual violence from their partner, 9% endured nonphysical violence, and 4% were victims of economic abuse.

Around 100,000 men, which is equivalent to 3.8%, experienced IPV from their partners within the past year. Approximately 50,000 men (1.9%) experienced severe IPV, 9.8% experienced non-physical violence, 6% experienced sexual violence from their partner, and 3% experienced economic violence.

The report discovered that most victims of IPV do not report to authorities like welfare, police, medical professionals, or other support services. Around 41% of women who are victims of IPV and only 20% of men who are victims of IPV disclosed the crimes committed against them and asked for assistance.

50% of the women who requested assistance chose private organizations like psychologists and rabbis, 15% opted for non-profit organizations, and 31% sought help from institutions like welfare or police. In terms of private organizations, 36% of men who received assistance turned to private institutions, 9% sought help from non-profit organizations, and 17% went to officials from institutions.