Enough
We feel very privileged to have been involved in this project on behalf of trevi.org.uk. A city–wide campaign launched on November 25, for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.
The campaign is simple: Enough is enough. Stop violence against women and girls now. No more excuses. We want Plymouth to be free from violence and to be a place where everybody takes an active role in making it the safest city in the country! Learn how you can help.
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The facts
Plymouth's stark reality reveals a concerning surge in domestic abuse cases, with reported incidents steadily rising over the last five years.
Constituting roughly 27% of all violent crimes within the city, domestic abuse in Plymouth surpasses the national average of 16%.
Alarming statistics point to 6,933 reported domestic abuse crimes and incidents in the 2020/21 period, marking a substantial 21% uptick from the preceding year.
Animation by Callum Cannarella
In response to the abduction and murder of Bobbi-Anne McLeod in November 2021, Plymouth convened a Violence Against Women and Girls Commission.
The Commission used the Home Office definition as the basis for their inquiry and focused specifically on violence committed by men against women and girls. The Commission took the decision to widen the crimes and behaviour covered by the term VAWG to also include drink spiking, misogyny, sexism, and pornography.
An estimated 132,300 women and girls live in Plymouth, with 107,600 being over 16. Based on the ONS estimate of 1 in 3 women likely to have been subjected to at least one form of harassment in the last year that’s around 36,000 women!
How you can help
Call it Out!
Call out the abuser, tell them it’s not OK, it’s not funny or you could be more direct and tell them to stop.
Report it
If you are concerned about someone being abused or abusing someone else, then report it. Whether that is to your superior at work or school or someone in charge at a venue or public place, find someone in charge.
If you’ve experienced or witnessed abuse, you have every right to report it, and if you or anyone else is in immediate danger, please call 999.
