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The
was issued by the UK's National Police Chiefs' Council and the College of Policing. Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth called the
"staggering". She said: "Violence against women and girls is a
emergency. We need to move forward as a
to make change, and no longer accept violence against women and girls as
." The police said: "One in every 12 women will be a
of violence. One in every six
is a result of domestic abuse. One in 20 people - more than two million of
- will be perpetrators of violence against women and girls in their
." It said gender-based violent crimes included harassment, murder, online sexual
, rape, and stalking.
