According to the Jakarta Provincial Government, one in five (19.24%) women aged 15-64 in Jakarta have experienced physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime.
This was revealed in the 2025 Women's Life Experience Survey (SPHPD).
Based on the perpetrators, the prevalence of physical and/or sexual violence against women in 2025 committed by someone other than a partner/husband reached 15.64%, an increase compared to 2024.
Specifically, one in eight (12.70%) women in Jakarta have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime.
The prevalence of sexual violence against women committed by someone other than a partner last year was 11.10%, an increase from 9.77% in 2024.
Meanwhile, in the case of physical violence, one in ten (10.12%) women in Jakarta have experienced it in their lifetime.
The perpetrators of physical violence against women are also often someone other than a partner, with a prevalence reaching 6.55%, a slight decrease compared to 2024, which was 7.58%.
In its report, the Jakarta Provincial Government detailed the types of violence against women committed by people other than their partners as follows:
Sexual violence
- Being forced to have sexual intercourse;
- Being touched/groped in a way they consider sexually suggestive, including, for example, touching/groping the breasts;
- Being forced to touch certain parts of the perpetrator's body that they do not want to touch;
- Being shown unwanted sexual images;
- Being talked to or commented on in an unwanted sexual manner;
- Receiving unwanted sexual messages on social media (Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, etc.); or
- Experiencing other unwanted sexual acts.
Physical violence
- Being slapped or thrown something that could hurt them;
- Being pushed or having their hair pulled;
- Being hit with a hand or with something that could hurt them;
- Being kicked, dragged, or beaten;
- Being choked or deliberately set on fire; or
- Being threatened with or actually using firearms, sharp weapons, or other weapons.
SPHPD 2025 adopted the World Health Organization (WHO) questionnaire "Women's Health and Life Experience".
The survey was conducted in 178 selected sub-districts throughout the Jakarta Provincial Government in April-June 2025 and August-September 2025.
The target sample was 3,000 households, with the target respondents being women of productive age (15-64 years) and not allowed to be represented.
Data collection was carried out in two stages, namely updating and interviews. The updating used the paper-based method, and the interviews were conducted privately and recorded in the CAWI application.