Reports of domestic violence in the Greater Manchester area have dropped by 9.1 per cent but there were still 28,500 incidents reported in the first six months of the year - that's 157 per day on average - plus the unqualified number which go unreported.
Particular trigger points were the day England went out of the World Cup - 304 incidents, and the day after New Year with 466, reports the Manchester Evening News.
Greater Manchester Police came under fire in March for for ‘shocking and inexcusable’ failures after a mum who begged them for help was murdered by her former boyfriend.
Chief Constable Peter Fahy says the force is improving risk assessments of vulnerable domestic violence victims with a new 27-section form for officers to complete.
