英警方稱惡劣天氣致家暴頻發大綱

Police have blamed a sharp rise in domestic violence on the weather claiming rain drives up attacks.

英國家庭暴力事件急劇增多，但警方將這一現象歸咎於惡劣的天氣，稱陰雨天氣會使家暴增多。

Officers in Devon and Cornwall said bad weather leads to partners with stranded indoors too much and the resulting “cabin fever” increases the chances of violent outbursts.

英國德文郡和康沃爾郡的官員表示，惡劣的天氣迫使伴侶呆在屋內太久，這樣會導致“幽居病”，繼而增加發生家暴的機率。

They even said a recent increase in the number of houses being built may also have been behind a 37 percent increase in attacks last year.

他們甚至表示，英國近來在建房屋數量上升也是家暴增多的原因，去年英國的家暴事件增加了37%。

But one local councillor dismissed the excuses as “strange” and warned there was a danger police could overlook the true causes of domestic abuse.

但一位地方議員表示，這種理由非常“奇怪”，並提醒稱警方可能會忽略掉家暴的真正原因。

The comments came from Sergeant Andy Turner in a meeting with Sidmouth Town Council, which has also seen two new housing developments in its area.

警官安迪-特納在與錫德茅斯市議會舉行的一次會議上作出了上述評論。該地區也在進行兩項新的住宅開發項目。

The number of violent incidents in the town and surrounding area increased to 124 between August 2011 and August 2012 – compared to 90 in the previous 12 months.

在2011年8月至2012年8月間，該城鎮及周邊地區的家暴事件數量從一年前的90起增加到120起。

Sgt Turner told the councillors: “ People get cabin fever locked in a house together. Domestic violence is not just in one place, it would surprise you where it happens – it's right across the spectrum."

特納警官對議員們說：“人們擠在屋子裏會得幽居病。家暴並不是只發生在一個地方，如果知道它們發生在哪裏你會非常驚訝，到處都有發生。”

However, he said the bad weather may also have helped a decline in overall crime which fell from 526 to 427 over the same period.

他還表示，犯罪案件數量從去年同期的526起下降到427起，惡劣的天氣在其中起到了作用。

Offences such as criminal damage and anti-social behaviour were particularly affected, the officer suggested.

他表示，刑事損害案件和反社會案件數量受影響最大。

Yesterday, Detective Inspector John Trott said that in the previous 24 hours alone there had been 75 domestic abuse incidents recorded across the whole of Devon and Cornwall.

昨天，探長約翰-特羅特說，整個德文郡和康沃爾郡在過去24小時發生了75起家暴案件。

The area was hit by heavy rain in recent days.

近日該地區正受到暴雨襲擊。

But councillor Stuart Hughes, chairman of Sidmouth Town Council, doubted the comments.

但錫德茅斯市議長斯圖爾特-休斯對此表示質疑。

“It seemed a strange thing to blame a rise in domestic violence on the weather. I know the weather gets blamed for a lot of things but this is a new one on me. I would question whether that is the case.”

“把家暴事件增多歸咎於壞天氣，這真奇怪。人們把很多事情的原因都歸咎於天氣，但我從沒聽說過這種。我對此很懷疑。”