West Dunbartonshire records second highest rate of domestic abuse incidents in Scotland

dailyrecord.co.uk:

West Dunbartonshire recorded the second highest rate of domestic abuse incidents in the country, according to new figures. The number of domestic abuse incidents recorded by police in West Dunbartonshire also spiked by almost 10 per cent in the last year.

New figures, released by Police Scotland in a report published by the Scottish Government, showed that the West Dunbartonshire Council region came second for the number of domestic abuse incidents recorded by the police per 10,000 of the population, with 153.

The national average is 116. Only Dundee City recorded a higher figure at 183.West Dunbartonshire recorded 1,357 domestic abuse incidents in 2023/24, up from 1,237 in 2022/23.

In the Argyll and Bute Council area, which covers Helensburgh, the figure saw a decrease in the prior year, with 677 in 2023/24, compared to 687 the year before.