56 25TH ANNUAL CRIME PREVENTION GUIDE • In the three year period, January 1, 2012December 31, 2014 the Kensington Police Department investigated 30 reports of family violence as defined by the PEI Victims of Family Violence Act. In the three year period January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2013 the Kensington Police Department investigated 16 reports of family violence. (Source: Kensington Police Department) •Province-wide in 2013 there were 279 victims of police-reported intimate partner violence substantiated by police to be victims of Criminal Code offenses. This represents a 33% decrease since 2010. Intimate partner violence is violence committed by legally married, separated, divorced, opposite and same-sex common-law, dating partners (current and previous) and other intimate partners. (Source: Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile, 2010;2011;2013). •Between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014 a total of 901 cases were referred to Victim Services. Of these 26% involved crimes where there is a family type relationship between the victim and the suspect or offender. Crimes can include but are not limited to assault, sexual assault, damage to property, driving-related offences, theft and fraud. In 77% of these cases, the suspect or offender was a male partner or ex-partner (either current or former husband, common-law husband, or boyfriend). In 11% of these cases, the suspect or offender was a female partner or expartner. Trends over time are similar year to year. (Source: Annual Report-Victims of Crime Act 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012; 2012-2013; 2013-14; Victim Services) •Between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014, 34 applications for Emergency Protection were granted to victims of family violence. Emergency protection orders are provisions under the Victims of Family Violence Act that can provide safety measures for a victim and her/his children, often enabling victims and children to remain in the home. Historically, the number of applications has varied somewhat from year to year. (Source: PEI Victims of Crime Act Annual Report 2009-2010; 2010-2011; 2011-2012; 20122013; 2013-14) •PEI Family Violence Prevention Services outreach workers provide assistance to women who are victims of family violence living in the community. Between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014 outreach workers provided services to 480 women; 41% of these women sought outreach services for the first time. Women receiving services received an average of 9.5 supportive contacts during the year. (Source: PEI Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc. Annual Report for 2013-14) •Anderson House, managed by PEI Family Violence Prevention Services, is the primary emergency shelter on Prince Edward Island for abused women and their children. Between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014 Anderson House admitted 66 women and 35 children; 71% of women received emergency shelter at Anderson House for the first time. The number of women and children admitted varies from year to year. In 2012/13 Anderson House admitted 73 women and 60 children; 48% of women received shelter at Anderson House for the first time. In 2011/12, Anderson House admitted 51 women and 25 children; 34% of women for the first time. In 2010/11, Anderson House admitted 58 women and 32 children; 34% of women for the first (Source: PEI Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc. Annual Reports for 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14) PEI STATISTICS ...continued
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