Eurostat published on Wednesday 1 July - according to EU publications - a report on the long-term consequences of childhood violence.
Based on the European survey on gender-based violence and on police data, the study analyses sexual, physical and psychological violence suffered before the age of 15, as well as its repercussions in adulthood. The survey results concern women aged 18 to 74, as male participation was too limited.
Thus, 7% of the women surveyed say they suffered sexual violence before the age of 15, while 33% report severe emotional or physical violence by a parent and 35% say they witnessed violence between their parents during childhood.
Moreover, the figures show that violence suffered during childhood increases the likelihood of being the victim of further violence in adulthood, since 54% of women who were victims of sexual violence during childhood also say they suffered it in adulthood, compared with 17% on average.
Likewise, 46% of women who suffered emotional or physical violence from their parents report violence committed by an intimate partner, compared with 32% across the whole sample.
In addition, Eurostat reports that sexual violence during childhood is most often committed by someone known to the victim and that, in most cases, it is neither reported to the authorities nor brought to the attention of support services.
To see the report: https://aeur.eu/f/mpy (Original version in French by Nithya Paquiry)