Andorra Domestic Violence Offences Surge 34% to 189 in 2025

Police in Andorra recorded 189 domestic and gender-based violence offences in 2025, a 34% increase from 141 the previous year, even as intervention calls and arrests saw small declines.

The Police Department's figures, released on 27 May 2026, show officers handled 759 telephone requests for domestic matters, down 3.3% from 785 in 2024. These included 567 general domestic problems (74.7%), 116 child custody conflicts (15.3%), 47 domestic violence incidents (6.2%), and 29 gender violence cases (3.8%). No intentional homicides occurred in domestic contexts.

Arrests totalled 59, a 1.7% drop from 60 in 2024, with 51 linked to physical violence (up from 45), one to psychological violence (down from two), and seven to both (down from 10). Physical violence made up 86.4% of arrests and 40.7% of all detected offences.

Men accounted for 42 of those detained (71.2%), down from 46, while women numbered 17, up from 14. The 30-39 age group topped the list with 23 arrests (39%), followed by 22-29 at 14 (23.7%, up eight from 2024), 40-49 at 13 (22%), and 50-59 at nine (15.3%). Residents comprised 43 detainees (72.9%), down from 49, with the typical profile being a man aged 30-49.

Among the 61 victims—slightly fewer than 62 in 2024—the 30-39 age group was hardest hit at 31.1%, followed by 22-29 with 17 victims (27.9%) and 40-49 at 16.4%. Nationalities broke down as Andorran (18%), Colombian (16.4%), French (11.5%), Spanish (9.8%), Portuguese (9.8%), and others.