- Question by: Emma Best
- Meeting date: 02 December 2021
Emma Best AM: I want to address violence against women and girls and start with asking some questions around domestic violence. In 2008, the number of instances of domestic violence in London was 109,835 and by 2016, that had fallen to 73,426. Mr Mayor, in each year of your Mayoralty, incidences of domestic violence in London have continued to rise and today, for the 12 months, it stands at 94,791 cases. Would you agree that domestic violence is an epidemic in London and the upwards trajectory of domestic violence under your Mayoralty is quite startling really, is it not?