Our Statistics
Type of Abuse experienced by our callers
AWHL 2021 statistics are a reflection of the issues that have been raised by women who call our crisis line.
Additional barriers to getting help: (2019)
The following statistics will not add up to 100% as many callers faced multiple barriers:
Other problems and issues identified:
The following statistics will not add up to 100% as many callers faced multiple barriers:
Other forms of abuse identified by callers include but are not limited to the following (2019)::
- Elder abuse
- Child abuse
- Immigration related
- Property damage
- Ritualized abuse
- Stalking
23,759 Calls from the 416/647 area code
23,402 Calls from the 519, 613, 705, 807 and 905 area code (s)
82% of callers have children
Break down by telephone area code/region (2019)::
Area Code % of call received
The top 10 languages in 2019 utilizing the language line are:
5,384 Calls requiring usage of the Language Line (Interpretation Service)
Other Languages:
Albanian, Amharic, Armenian, Berber, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cree, Croatian, Czech, Dari, Ganda, German, Greek, Gujarati, Ilocano, Italian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Japanese, Khmer, Kurdish, Laotian, Nubian, Oromo, Pashto, Polish, Portugese, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Swahili, Tagalog, Tamil, Tigrinya, Thai, Tibet, Turkish, Twi, Ukrainian Urdu and Vietnamese.
