Eighty-seven percent of stalking and harassment victims from June last year to May were female, the latest statistics from the Ministry of the Interior showed.
The data were released last month, marking the second anniversary of the Stalking and Harassment Prevention Act (跟蹤騷擾防制法), which came into effect on June 1, 2022.
The police department received and filed 2,895 cases related to the act between June last year to May, ministry statistics showed.
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Of the cases, 87.74 percent of the victims were female (2,540 people), while male victims accounted for 12.26 percent (355 people), the data showed.
The number of female victims was lower by 153 people when compared with the first year of the act coming into effect.
Of the 2,895 cases reported, 897 victims were aged between 21 and 30, 799 were between 31 and 40 years old, and 616 were from the 41 to 50 age group.
Compared with the first year, the number of female victims reported in the past year decreased by 153, while male victims increased by 46.
Of the cases in the past year, 61.9 percent (1,792 cases) were classified as “general stalking or harassment,” while 38.1 percent (1,103 cases) as “domestic violence with stalking or harassment,” the data showed.
A written warning was issued to 64.01 percent (1,853 cases) of the cases, the data showed.
Of 164 cases went to court, 73.17 percent (120 cases) received a protection order, and 13 of 25 cases for detention were approved, resulting in a detention rate of 53 percent.
Among the “general stalking or harassment” cases, 87.11 percent (1,561 people) were female and 12.89 percent (231 people) were male, with people aged between 21 and 30 accounting for the most victims.
Of the “domestic violence with stalking or harassment” cases, 88.76 percent (979 people) were female and 11.24 percent (124 people) were male. Most of the victims were from the 31 to 40 age groups.
As for other forms of stalking and harassment, 7,337 reports were filed in the past year, with 23.76 (1,743 reports) classified as “communication harassment,” 21.77 percent (1,597 reports) as “tracking and following” and 18.32 percent (1,344 reports) as “surveillance and observing.”
The police also received 883 threats and insults reports, 818 improper pursuits, 594 anonymous packages reports, 313 slander reports and 45 identity thefts, the data showed.
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