Cops deal with 44 domestic disputes every day in Mississauga and Brampton
Published November 25, 2024 at 5:12 pm
Domestic violence is keeping police in Mississauga and Brampton busy.
According to new data, the most calls that Peel Police respond to are family and intimate partner violence related.
Specifically, the latest statistics show that in 2023, Peel Police responded to just over 16,000 incidents of family and intimate partner violence. That equates to 44 disputes every day or almost two every hour in Mississauga and Brampton.
Other statistics show:
- In Peel, of the charges that were laid in 2023 for intimate partner violence-related incidents, 79 per cent of the victims were women.
- Peel Police laid 617 intimate partner violence strangulation charges in 2023.
- There were six family and intimate partner homicides in Peel Region in 2023.
As a result of the data, Peel Region is taking part in a campaign to eliminate gender-based violence.
The Break the Silence campaign encourages residents to talk about family and intimate partner violence in our community.
Now in its fifth year, the awareness campaign sets out to challenge misconceptions about family and intimate partner violence and let survivors know there is help and support available.
The campaign will be seen across Peel in print and digital formats and includes downloadable materials in different languages.
Peel Region will be collaborating with over 25 community organizations, the City of Brampton, the City of Mississauga, the Town of Caledon, Peel Regional Police and Ontario Provincial Police – Caledon Detachment to design the campaign and support tactics and distribution strategies.
“Gender-based violence is an epidemic in Peel Region that requires a community-wide response. It is critical that we continue to raise awareness about the prevalence and severity of gender-based violence in our community, as well all have a role to play in meaningfully eradicating gender-based violence at a systemic level,” said Andrine Johnson, CEO, Embrave: Agency to End Violence, one of the agencies involved in the campaign. “It is also essential that survivors know that they do not have to face violence alone, and that there is always someone available to listen and provide support.”
The campaign is highlighting a number of supports in the community that victims can reach out to:
- Call text, or chat with 211
- Call Embrave: Agency to End Violence Crisis Line at 1-855-676-8515
- Call Victim Services of Peel at905-568-1068
- Call Caledon\Dufferin Victim Services at 905-951-3838