Police in York Region are stepping up their fight against intimate partner violence with a three-month awareness campaign.
York Regional Police said they receive more than 6,000 reports related to intimate partner violence every year but lay charges in fewer than 2,000 of those cases.
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The force is launching a bus and billboard ad campaign to raise awareness of the issue and encourage survivors and victims to report it.
York police officers are also embedded in a centralized space called the 482 Collective at the York Region Centre for Community Safety, which provides wraparound services for survivors.
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Having police in the space means victims can report incidents of intimate partner violence without having to go to a police station and ensure the interaction with police can be as “supportive and positive as it can be.”
Other parts of the awareness campaign include a flag raising, training and commemorating important days in the fight against intimate partner violence.
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