The rate at which complaints turn into legal procedures has remained constant however, with indictments jumping by 16 percent, while, like in 2019, roughly 80 percent of cases were closed

Thirteen percent more domestic violence complaints were filed with the Israel Police in 2020 than the year before, police data shows, and this is a direct consequence of the pandemic and the restrictions imposed on the public because of it, the police’s investigation and intelligence division claimed.