Statistical presentation

Data description

Included in the statistics are the crisis shelters that have been set up and run in accordance with section 109 of the Act on Social Services. According to that determination which stipulates that the municipal council must offer temporary stay in accommodation to citizens who have been exposed to violence, threats of violence or a similar crisis in relation to family life or cohabitation. The citizens may bring children along. The statistics show citizens and children as well as stays and stays with children in crisis shelters broken down by municipality of residence, origin, age and the duration of the stays. Here, origin is a designation for whether the citizen is of Danish origin, an immigrant or a descendant of immigrants. Age in this context is age at the end of the year. The municipality of residence is the municipality where the citizen and her children lived before they came to the crisis shelter. n 2024, Section 109 of the Service Act was expanded so that from 1 July 2024, men have the right to stay at a crisis centre on an equal footing with women. They may also be accompanied by their children. From 2017 until 1 July 2024, all citizens included in the statistics are women, while from 1 July 2024, both men and women are included.

Classification system

In the statistics, a division into municipalities of residence is used according to the following classification for regions, parts of the country and municipalities:

Sector coverage

Not relevant for these statistics.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Municipality: The municipality where the citizen and brought children lived before theire stay in women crises shelter

Crisis shelter: Accommodation, where citizens who have been exposed to violence, threats of violence or a similar crisis regarding family- or cohabitation relationships in relation to section 109 of the Service Act, can be granted temporary residence together with any children brought along.

Statistical unit

Individuals and stays.

Statistical population

Women and their children who have been enrolled at a women's shelter by section 109 of the Act on Social Services.

Reference area

Denmark.

Time coverage

The statistics cover the time period from 01-01-2017 to 31-12-2024.

Base period

Not relevant for these statistics.

Unit of measure

The unit of measurement is the number of persons (citizins and children) and the number of stays.

Reference period

01-01-2024 - 31-12-2024

Frequency of dissemination

Annual.

Legal acts and other agreements

Data are collected pursuant to the Act on Statistics Denmark section 6 (for public shelters) and section 8 (for non-public shelters).

Cost and burden

The time required for reporting and approving data is estimated at an average of 6 hours per year per crisis shelter.

Comment

More information can be found at the statistics' subject page or by contacting Statistics Denmark.