evidence: Sexual violence - 20% of women and 4% of men have experienced some type of sexual assault since the age of 16 - 3.1% of women and 0.8% of men aged 16 to 59 had experienced sexual assault in the last year - Approximately 85,000 women and 12,000 men aged 16-59 experience rape, attempted rape or sexual assault by penetration in England and Wales every year - Only around 15% of those who experience sexual violence report to the police. [...] - In 2018, 149 women and girls over the age of 14 were killed by 147 men - 91 of the 149 women killed in 2018 (61%) were killed by current or former male partner - 17 of the 149 women (11%) were killed by son, step-son, son-in-law or ex son-in-law - 23 (16%) of the 149 women killed in 2018 were aged over 66 with the eldest being 100 years old - Overkilling was present in 56% of femicides - Only 6% of femicides (9 victims) were committed by a stranger. [...] - 91 of the 149 women killed in 2018 (61%) were killed by current or former male partner - There was evidence of previous abuse or violence in over half the 133 cases (52%) where the perpetrator was known to the victim.