During the lockdown there were 5,031 valid calls to 1522, +73% over the same period in 2019. A total of 2,013 victims asked for help (+59%). The increase in calls is not necessarily attributable to more violence; it could be the effect of awareness campaigns that made women feel less alone.<\/p>\n
Reports of family abuse decreased by 43.6% and female homicides went down by 33.5%, and among these reports of women killed by their partner dropped by 83.3%. A sufficient reading of this phenomenon will require a longer reference period.<\/p>\n
In Lazio, the incidence rate grew from 6.8 in 2019 to 12.4 in the same period of 2020; in Toscana, the rate went from 4.8 to 8.5 per 100,000 residents. Compared to the same period in 2019, more victims also called from Sardegna and Umbria.<\/p>\n
1,543 calls were requests for help for violence suffered, but many women also called to get information on the 1522 service (28.3%) or to reveal problem situations other than violence (17.1%).<\/p>\n
In 60.6% of cases, calls came in between 9:00 and 17:00; calls at night and in the early morning, usually a smaller number, reached 17.5% during the lockdown.<\/p>\n
45.3% of victims feared for their safety or their lives, 72.8% did not report the crime suffered. In 93.4% of cases, violence occurred in the home, and 64.1% reported also witnessed violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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