Ottawa police get an average 18 calls a day for intimate partner violence: Data

On average, the service receives 18 calls related to intimate partner violence incidents per day, OPS said.

“We have seen a consistent increase since 2021 and believe that being transparent about the rates of violence being experienced by women in our communities is important in order to raise awareness of this deadly issue and create a safe space for an open dialogue,” Melanie Winwood, Senior Advisor-Violence Against Women (VAW), said in the police release. Link to full story here.