The president of the board of the P.E.I. Rape and Sexual Assault Centre, says an increase in the reporting of sexual assaults makes sense as they are building awareness around sexual violence continually.
·Eileen Conboy, president of the board of the P.E.I. Rape and Sexual Assault Centre, says an increase in the reporting of sexual assaults makes sense 'as we're building awareness around sexual violence continually.'Eileen Conboy, president of the board of the P.E.I. Rape and Sexual Assault Centre, said that isn't necessarily a bad thing.
According to data released recently by Statistics Canada, 147 cases of sexual assault were reported to police on P.E.I. last year — up 21 per cent from 2020. Conboy said it doesn't necessarily mean more people were assaulted — it could mean people are less reluctant to tell police what had happened to them.We know that not all victims of sexual assault report the crimes to police.Sexual violence still goes largely underreported, experts said, and there are probably many more cases that weren't reported to police last year.
"So in some ways, it's encouraging to see more numbers going into police. I'm hoping that that means people are feeling a little more comfortable accessing resources and support.""I like to say people are getting more open about reporting crimes. They feel more open. The RCMP is also trying to promote that we are available to take anyone's complaint. It doesn't matter how old it is.
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