Table 2. Type and place of report of multiple abuse according to police reports filed in three Brazilian cities, 2009–2013.

Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.

		Ribeirão Preto		João Pessoa		Teresina
Type of violence	Total	n	%	n	%	n	%
Psychological	187	87	46.5	50	26.7	50	26.7
Female		47	54.0	38	76.0	38	76.0
Male		40	46.0	12	24.0	12	24.0
Financial	90	24	26.7	19	21.1	47	52.2
Female		15	62.5	14	73.7	28	59.6
Male		9	37.5	5	26.3	19	40.4
Physical	71	42	59.2	12	16.9	17	23.9
Female		20	47.6	9	75.0	14	82.4
Male		22	52.3	3	25.0	3	17.6
Neglect	8	6	75.0	1	12.5	1	12.5
Female		2	33.3	1	100.0	0	-
Male		4	66.7	0	-	1	100.0
Abandonment	4	3	75.0	-	-	1	25.0
Female		2	66.7	0	-	0	-
Male		1	33.3	0	-	1	100.0
Place of occurrence
Residence	197	101	51.3	43	21.8	53	26.9
Public	28	12	41.4	7	24.1	10	34.5
Private	19	8	42.1	6	31.6	5	26.3