Table 3 Characteristics of the aggressors of interpersonal violence (IPV) (n = 116,287) in relation to their victims

Sex of aggressor

 Male

16,947

46.6

59,962

75.0

76,909

66.1

< 0.001

 Female

2,803

7.7

6,698

8.4

9,501

8.2

 Missing

16,634

45.7

13,242

16.6

29,876

25.7

Age of aggressor

 Under 18 years

5,698

15.7

10,948

13.7

16,646

14.3

< 0.001

 18–30 years

6,808

18.7

30,180

37.8

36,988

31.8

 31–50 years

5,282

14.5

19,115

23.9

24,397

21.0

 51–70 years

620

1.7

3,326

4.2

3,946

3.4

 More than 70 years

1,899

5.2

1,689

2.1

3,588

3.1

 Missing

16,078

44.2

14,644

18.3

30,722

26.4

Relationship with the victim

 Biological parent

2,983

8.2

7,300

9.1

10,283

8.8

< 0.001

 Spouse/partner/boyfriend

1,850

5.1

3,582

4.5

5,432

4.7

 Other relative

327

0.9

22,035

27.6

22,362

19.2

 Stepfather/mother

3,888

10.7

12,680

15.9

16,568

14.2

 Non-family acquaintance

579

1.6

4,064

5.1

4,643

4.0

 Stranger

13,410

36.9

11,758

14.7

25,168

21.6

 Other

5,658

15.6

11,126

13.9

16,784

14.4

 Not specified

7,690

21.1

7,357

9.2

15,047

12.9