Gender-disaggregated data for Domestic Violence cases

Mr Gabriel Lam asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) over the past five years, how many domestic violence cases involved male victims; (b) how many sought protection orders or support services; and (c) whether the Ministry will publish gender-disaggregated data to better understand and address under-reporting of such cases among men.

Answer

           The member may wish to refer to the Domestic Violence Trends Report 2025 for available sex-disaggregated data.

2         From 2020 to 2024, there was an average of about 2,000 Personal Protection Order applications per year, of which approximately 25% were made by male victim-survivors of domestic violence.