Minister of the Interior Taina Bofferding presented a report about domestic violence in Luxembourg to the competent Chamber commissions earlier this Wednesday. Police were forced to respond to 849 domestic violence incidents in 2019. The public prosecutor's office dismissed 260 cases in 2019 (vs 230 in 2018).
The victims were women in 64% of the cases. 31% of the perpetrators were female and 68% male. A total of 1,340 people became the victims of domestic abuse in Luxembourg in 2019.
Luxembourg's domestic violence legislature is relatively strict compared to other countries, Bofferding explained. The "Observatory on Violence" project was delayed but officials are continuing to work on it.
Bofferding also discussed a motion by ADR MP Fernand Kartheiser demanding the creation of a shelter for male victims of domestic violence and another proposal by CSV MP Françoise Hetto demanding the creation of an emergency hotline for victims of domestic abuse.
