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11 ｜ Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Protective Services

in the public and private sectors and the expansion cases involved intimate violence, with women being
of the function of the domestic violence protection the majority of victims (75.08%). (Figure 11-3).
network to enhance the efficiency of case handling During 2017-2023, the number of elderly (aged
and deepen victim services. Additionally, in 2021, the 65 and older) abuse cases increased slightly each year,
Taiwan Intimate Partner Violence Danger Assessment as shown in Table 11-1.
(TIPVDA) form and the risk and treatment assessment In 2023, the municipal and county (city)
version were revised for use by frontline personnel. governments provided assistance and protection to
over 1.82 million victims of domestic violence. The total
Section 1 Status of Domestic Violence
amount of assistance provided exceeded NTD 994.91
Services million. The main forms of assistance included shelter
The Domestic Violence Prevention Act and accommodation subsidies, emergency livelihood
(hereinafter referred to as the Domestic Violence Act) support, psychological rehabilitation assistance,
was promulgated on June 24, 1998, and more than medical assistance, legal fees, and litigation expenses,
100,000 victims have been reported every year in among others. (See Table 11-2).
recent years since then. In 2023, most of the reported

Figure 11-3 Reported Victims of Domestic Violence by Gender, 2023

80.0% 75.081% Male Female Other Unknown
70.0%
62.94%
60.0%
54.05%
51.57%
50.0% 45.64% 48.40%
40.0% 37.04%

30.0%
24.911%
20.0%

10.0%
0.005% 0.05% 0.02%
0% 0.003% 0.26% 0% 0.01% 0.01%
Violence between Intimate Child and Abuse of Elder Lineal Violence between
Partners (Including marriage, adolescent Relatives by Blood by other family members
divorce, and cohabitation) protection Younger Lineal Relatives

Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare

Table 11-1 Elderly Victims of Domestic Violence in the Last 5 Years

Unit: People (‰ )
Number of elderly victims of Nationwide elderly Proportion in nationwide
domestic violence population elderly population
2019 10,504 3,607,127 2.9‰
2020 11,822 3,787,315 3.1‰
2021 13,127 3,939,033 3.3‰
2022 14,167 4,085,793 3.5‰
2023 15,730 4,296,985 3.7‰
Source: Department of Statistics, Ministry of Health and Welfare

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