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I'm speaking to a number of stations about this @gmpolice.
* Police failed to record more than one in every five crimes reported by the public. That is 220 crimes a day. These were found to be more likely to happen in the case of domestic abuse. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-55251366
* Police failed to record more than one in every five crimes reported by the public. That is 220 crimes a day. These were found to be more likely to happen in the case of domestic abuse. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-55251366
Why is this a problem? These were found to be more likely to happen in the case of domestic abuse which is shocking because we know that calls to @gmpolice are often done in moments of escalation of violence, and is statistically the most dangeorus time for a survivor.
The @HMICFRS @ZoeBillingham report covered the period of the first lockdown where we know more than 40 000 contacts to the National Domestic Abuse Helpline were made (nation wide), with June being 80% higher than usual. Other crime reports were down at that point.
What's the point of @ukhomeoffice's #youarenotalone campaign where we are urging survivors to go the police if their experience is going to be so demoralising? The point in time in which a survivor is leaving & 6 months after is the most fatally dangerous time for survivors.
The report mirrors @ChaynHQ's experience in the field that shows the Police do not know how to deal with cases of harassment, stalking & coercive controlling behaviour - assuming them to not cover under domestic abuse policy or considering them less serious. This is inaccurate.
Stalking is a serious and dangerous form of abuse that can escalate very quickly and cause trauma to survivors, forcing them to drastically alter their lives which includes leaving online platforms, jobs and avoiding going out of their homes. @live_life_safe
According to @Kaspersky, the use of “stalkerware” - stalking apps - increased by 35% in 2019. Survivors may be able to leave the house to get away from the abuser, but in these cases the perpetrator can just follow them - in their pocket. It’s insidious.
Due to lockdowns during Covid-19 pandemic, this type of tech-enabled abuse makes it even harder for survivors to reach out for help.
We worked with @UCLSTEaPP on a report on stalking which may be of interest: https://chayn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/steappstalkerware_report.pdf
We worked with @UCLSTEaPP on a report on stalking which may be of interest: https://chayn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/steappstalkerware_report.pdf
The @HMICFRS report also finds many investigations were wrongly and/or prematurely closed with little evidence to support the survivor’s wishes. This lack of safeguarding and providing clear referrals to other support is a devastating & a missed opportunity.
. @gmpolice urgently needs to work with charities, survivor groups and academics to understand the nature of tech-facilitated abuse, coercive control, stalking, harassment and how trauma can manifest in survivors so they can improve their response.
I was pleased to hear on @BBCRadioManc that @HMICFRS @ZoeBillingham will be re-inspecting the service in 6 months. She said it's unusual to give them such a short amount of time to improve a service but given the seriousness of risk to survivors, they felt it was best. 
In cases where the Police is supportive, I know the world of difference it makes for survivors of abuse. I've seen it first hand in cases where a migrant woman's trust in our systems is restored due to swift and empathetic response. We can do better!