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GCSE Sociology · key term
The proportion of a population who experienced something, such as being a victim of crime, during a specified period.
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Revise: Data on CrimeThe CSEW estimated that 7.8% of people aged 16 and over experienced domestic abuse in the year ending March 2025. This is prevalence—the proportion of people affected—not the number of abusive incidents. One person may experience repeated incidents.
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The proportion of a population experiencing something during a specified period, such as domestic abuse during the previous year.
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The ONS found no statistically significant change in survey prevalence between the years ending March 2024 and March 2025. New survey questions mean these estimates cannot be directly compared with those from before March 2024. A fall in recorded crimes therefore does not, by itself, demonstrate that abuse has become less common.
The proportion of a population who experienced a particular crime during a specified period.
