Reported Cases of Online Gender-Based Violence in Indonesia Increased in 2024

Throughout 2024, the Indonesian National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) received 1,791 reports of Online Gender-Based Violence (OGBV) cases from various regions across Indonesia.

This represents a 40.8% increase compared to reports received in 2023 and marks the highest number of reports since at least 2017, as shown in the graph.

"The increase in reported OGBV cases is likely due to a combination of factors: a growing awareness among victims to report, and a possible actual increase in cases," stated Komnas Perempuan in its 2024 Annual Report.

In 2024, the most frequent perpetrators of OGBV in the personal sphere were ex-boyfriends/girlfriends (554), boyfriends/girlfriends (230), and husbands (10).

In the public sphere, the most frequent perpetrators were social media friends (515), strangers (352), and friends (101).

Komnas Perempuan also found that among the 1,791 reported cases in 2024, victims experienced 2,765 instances of violence. This is because victims can experience more than one form of violence within a single OGBV case.

"The total number of OGBV cases with sexual connotations is significantly higher, with 2,668 instances of violence compared to only 97 instances of non-sexual OGBV," said Komnas Perempuan.