Nearly one in four crimes against the person committed in the metropolis last year was linked to a context of domestic violence.
Posted at 2:14 p.m.
This was revealed by the commander of the new section specialized in domestic violence (SSVC) of the Montreal police, Anouk St-Onge, on Wednesday, at a time when several stakeholders are concerned about an increase in this kind of violence. crimes following successive lockdowns due to COVID-19.
In 2021, the SPVM recorded a total of 5,318 “victimizations” related to domestic violence, i.e. crimes affecting the physical integrity of the victim, which therefore does not include property violations or breakages. conditions, she said.
This number represents 23.7% of all victimizations of crimes against the person recorded in the territory last year.
In the case of homicides, 13.5% of the 37 recorded last year in the metropolis were committed in a context of domestic violence, also indicated Anouk St-Onge.
A new Section
The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) presented Wednesday its new Section specialized in domestic violence (SSVC) deployed last October in the wake of the tabling of the report Rebuild trust.
Filed in 2019, following the #metoo movement, the report rebuild trust contains 190 recommendations and outlines the issues to consider in order to implement new measures and offer more effective services for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Among these, its authors recommended that police forces deploy teams of investigators specializing in domestic violence, to which the SPVM responded by setting up the SSVC, indicated Anouk St-Onge.