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Throughout 2013, Ottawa Police continued to engage community partners, such as Crime Prevention Ottawa, to help promote and raise awareness regarding violence against women. Statistics Canada reports that 1 in 3 Canadian women have experienced sexual assault or psychological, emotional or physical abuse from males. Think about the women and girls who live daily with the threat of violence, and those who have died as a result of deliberate acts of gender-based violence. We looked at business practices in response to VAW, both internally and external to our Service. This included looking at how our Service allocates resources to address VAW. Additional prevention strategies will be developed in consultation and cooperation with the community and our partners. We all have a role to play in ending the violence. The collaborative work we, as a police service, do with the community is important in meeting these challenges. #EndVAWOttawa For more information visit ottawapolice.ca VAW
