The Comprehensive System for Monitoring Cases of Gender Violence (VioGén), a tool coordinated by different public institutions competent in the matter to improve the care and protection of these women, adds 2,229 active casesaccording to the latest data published by the Ministry of the Interior (as of September 30). They are a 18 percent more than twelve months ago, when there were 1,881.
It is striking to note that among these files, the 56.4 percent (1,258) refer to women who have minor children in your care. Among them, 325 had sons and daughters in vulnerable situations (114 with a level of risk “not appreciated”, 141, low” and 70, “medium”. Last year, there were 262.
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This is the number of cases of gender-based violence classified as “high risk”.
The VioGén report reveals that there are also more and more minors in a dangerous situation when they were exposed to their parents’ abusers: by the end of September, there were a total of 59 cases (55 in medium risk and 4, high), compared to 46 just twelve months ago.
Finally, there is a third category linked to possible indirect violence: these are files with minors in a situation of “particular relevance” in which the police recommend to the judicial and prosecuting authority the practice of additional expertise in the medico-legal field. In this chapter, there were 381 cases adhered to Viogen in Cordoba as of the 31st of the ninth month of 2024, mostly 360, at a medium risk level, compared to 21 at high risk. Last year there were 100 fewer cases (281).
Coming back to the total number of active cases, the vast majority are classified as “low” (980) and “unappreciated” risk (722). This means that the objective danger for the victims is not high, although this requires the implementation of certain actions on the part of the agents involved, such as facilitating self-protection methods or maintaining sporadic telephone contacts with the women.
a little more than half a thousand files are considered “medium risk”. The situation is more complex and compromised for women; so much so that in these cases, they can even be transferred to a reception center to safeguard their physical integrity. The agents accompany them in legal or administrative procedures, and carry out, among other actions, spot checks at the homes or schools of the minors in their care.
Also in “medium risk” cases, look at the attacker and it is verified that he is complying with the legal measures imposed (such as a restraining order).
The greatest danger for victims of gender violence is ‘extreme’; In this case, no women in Córdoba are in this situation (as of September 30). But yes, there are 24 “high risk”: They benefit from special surveillance by security bodies and forces, who carry out frequent and random checks on the victims as well as the aggressor.
Ages of abused people
The majority of cases concern women of between 31 and 45 years old (1,006); followed by the age group of 46 to 64 years (591); 18 to 30 years old (539) and 65 years or older (64).
Precisely, the largest percentage increase occurred in the latter group. Cases in which victims are of this age increased by 36 percent last year. According to the “Study on gender-based violence against women over 65”, carried out by the Ministry of the Presidency at the national level, the abuse inflicted on these victims shows a long history among a significant portion of women. interviewed: 40% have suffered violence for 40 years or more, 27% between 20 and 30 years.
De facto, cases They increased in almost all groups age; Only the records for under-18s monitored by VioGén decreased (6.4%): they went from 31 in September 2023 to 29 this year.
