Here are the 10 Indonesian Provinces with the Highest Reported Cases of Domestic Violence in 2022: Which Region Ranked Highest?

Based on the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) report titled *2023 Crime Statistics*, there were 5,526 cases of crimes against the physical body, namely domestic violence (KDRT) in Indonesia throughout 2022. This figure decreased by 25.67% compared to the previous year, which recorded 7,435 cases.

North Sumatra Regional Police (Polda) reported the highest number of KDRT cases in Indonesia with 792 cases, or 14.3% of the total national KDRT cases in 2022.

The next highest number of reported KDRT cases occurred in East Java, with 725 cases, followed by DKI Jakarta (Metro Jaya) with 476 cases and South Sulawesi with 405 cases.

Meanwhile, the lowest number of KDRT cases in Indonesia in 2022 was in West Sulawesi, with 17 cases. This was followed by Bangka Belitung Islands and North Kalimantan, with 23 and 24 KDRT cases respectively.

Here is a breakdown of the 10 regional police jurisdictions with the highest number of reported KDRT cases in Indonesia in 2022:

1. North Sumatra: 792 cases
2. East Java: 725 cases
3. DKI Jakarta (Metro Jaya): 476 cases
4. South Sulawesi: 405 cases
5. West Java: 400 cases
6. North Sulawesi: 261 cases
7. South Sumatra: 211 cases
8. East Nusa Tenggara: 206 cases
9. Riau: 167 cases
10. Aceh: 153 cases

The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) emphasizes the importance of public sensitivity towards families experiencing KDRT.

"When KDRT occurs, and there is a report, those around the children must be sensitive," said Rini Handayani, Expert Staff for Institutional Relations at KemenPPPA, as reported by *Antara* on Monday (18/12/2023).

The ministry stated this in response to the recent case of a father murdering his children in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta.

According to Rini, neighbors and close family members should be more sensitive to the risks faced by children who need help when KDRT occurs. Especially, she continued, children of KDRT victims cannot defend themselves.

Previously, four children, VA (6), SP (4), AR (3), and AS (1), were found dead in a room in a rented house in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, on Wednesday (6/12/2023).

The case was revealed after residents noticed a foul odor around the rented house where the perpetrator and his family lived.

The father of the four children, P, was subsequently named a suspect in the murder of his children. In addition, P was also named a suspect in the KDRT case against his wife, D.