The Independent:
'Screaming and smashing around': Surge in neighbours and family members reporting domestic abuse to police in lockdown
2 July 2020
A new study, carried out by the London School of Economics, said police have seen around 380 more domestic violence calls per week on average as a result of the coronavirus lockdown. Finding the cause is “almost exclusively” due to a rise in calls from third parties such as neighbours or family members who are not directly witnessing the incident.
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