Stop Domestic Violence

13 December 2011

The Metropolitan Police have launched a campaign to ask neighbours and bystanders to ring 999 if they hear domestic violence incidents taking place. Their big message is:

'You make the call. We'll make it stop'.

• Domestic violence accounts for nearly 1 in 5 of all murders in London.
• It's a crime that cuts across all communities.
• With the majority of violence taking place behind closed doors, it is often only witnessed by those involved or overheard by neighbours.
• Currently over half of all incidents in England and Wales go unreported with victims often too frightened to contact the police.

To help address this, the Police no longer depend solely on the victim to contact them.

Fore more information about the Domestic Abuse campaign, go to: Met Police campaign website.

You can download a Domestic Violence flyer and a Domestic Violence poster for distribution and display.