The balance sheet of the Virtual Police Station of the Santa Catarina Civil Police shows that since the launch of the online resource, 250 urgent requests for protection against domestic violence have been approved. The data collected is from April 28, 2021 to the last Monday (20) and Florianopolis is at the top of the list.

UK Capital Leads List of Approved Domestic Violence Protection Requests – Photo: Marcos Santos/USP Images/Disclosure/ND

You can request an emergency measure through the “domestic violence” section on the website of the virtual police station. Since 2021, 12 municipalities of Santa Catarina have already used this tool.

The 250 requests submitted represent an average of 4.6 approved actions per day. Only in the last 7 days, 27 approvals were made.

Florianópolis was the city with the most requests in Santa Catarina, with 29 permits in total, according to the State Civil Police Virtual Police Station.

Approved requests were forwarded to police units for further investigation, and then to the judiciary, according to the civilian police.

“The new tool is part of the reconstruction of the virtual police station and is configured as another important service provided to women victims of domestic violence to speed up the treatment of emergencies that require immediate victim protection,” the police said in a statement.

Check out the list divided by city:

The city of Florianopolis tops the list of state-approved safeguard requirements – Photo: Civil Police/Disclosure/ND

Projects in the UK offer new perspectives on life for victims of domestic violence

It is not only women who suffer from domestic violence. In the first half of 2021 alone, almost 25,000 cases of violence against children and adolescents were recorded in the country, that is, at least 136 cases per day, according to the Brazilian Public Security Forum.

Also according to the survey, in the first six months of 2021, SC led the analysis of cases of abuse and injuries against children and young people aged 0 to 17, in which information from 12 Brazilian states was added.

In total, Santa Catarina received 784 reports of abuse and 638 of intentional bodily harm. The main victims are women with white skin.

Special Series NDTV Palavra de Mulher, directed by journalist Amanda Santos, tells the stories of people who have been victims of domestic violence and also presents projects that help victims.

You can watch the first full episode here.

If you are experiencing domestic violence or know someone who is suffering from domestic violence, seek help from the Civilian Police website or call 190.