Police forces are recording an average of 78 domestic violence incidents and nine arrests daily during the first three months of 2026. Data shows a 222% increase in the use of electronic monitoring tags for these cases over the last decade, with such measures now accounting for 60% of all electronic surveillance orders.
Domestic violence reports remain high across Portugal
Thursday, 21 May 2026AI summary
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- Nine people are arrested every day for domestic violence: 800 in the first three months of this yearexpresso.pt ·
- Number of electronic monitoring tags in domestic violence cases increased by 222% in 10 yearsrtp.pt ·
- PSP received over 3,700 reports of domestic violence and arrested 433 people since the start of the yearcnnportugal.iol.pt ·
