In 2022, number of recorded crimes of domestic violence up by 1.2%

State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania) reports that based on data of the Information Technology and Communications Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania, in 2022, 5,872 crimes of domestic violence were recorded, which is by 1.2 percent more than in 2021.

The number of sexual abuse crimes increased by 29 percent, while the number of severe health impairment cases increased by 26.6 percent, the number of homicides recorded in 2021 and 2022 stood at 21 and 25 respectively.