Crimestoppers Launches Campaign to Highlight the Rise in Violence Against Women and Girls Linked to Major Sporting Events - London Post

Crimestoppers tackle sport-related violence against women and girls

The independent charity have launched a new campaign to highlight rising violence against women and girls linked to major sporting events. Statistics and reports from frontline services have drawn attention to an alarming trend: incidents of domestic abuse and gender-based violence are often higher around the time of significant sporting occasions. To give context, police in England and Wales recorded 351 football related domestic abuse incident…

Crimestoppers launches campaign to highlight the rise in violence against women and girls linked to major sporting events - London Post

Crimestoppers the independent charity dedicated to giving people the power to speak up and stop crime, is today launching a powerful new campaign to draw urgent attention to a distressing trend: increased levels of violence against women and girls during and after major sporting events. Recent statistics and reports from frontline services have shown that incidents of domestic abuse and gender-based violence spike around the time of significant …