Police want to hear women's safety views

Police in Durham want to know how safe women and girls feel.

Durham Constabulary is conductinga–calledCallitOut – to gather the views of women andgirlsontheirpersonalsafety in the force area.

The survey aims to listen to the concerns and experiences of women and girls and understand how safe they feel.

The survey will run until Wednesday, May 5 and is completely anonymous.

To take part, go to https:// wh1.snapsurveys.com/s. asp?k=161892396031

Chief Insp Vicki Martin, from Durham Constabulary, said: “No woman should ever feel intimidated, harassed or unsafe.

“We’re launching this survey to enable women and girls inourcommunitytohavetheir say on their personal experiences and to tell us how safe they feel.

“We want to know what they think the police and our partners could do better, and alsowanttoensurethatanyone who needs help and support knows how to access it.

“Crimes that disproportionately affect women and girls, such as sexual violence, domesticabuse,femalegenital mutilation and stalking have devastating consequences.

“We need to ensure we are doing the best we can to provide help and support to victims and survivors. With a better understanding, we will be able to target a more effectiveresponseandmakechange where it is needed.

“Todothat,weneedtodraw on the knowledge and experience of the public, including people who have been directly affected, their friends, family and colleagues.

“I would urge all women and girls to please take part and share your experiences, thoughts and views with us.”