Tackling violence against women and girls
Women and girls in Hackney Central and Dalston were given help and advice on how to stay safe as part of a partnership day of action co-ordinated by Hackney Council, the Met Police and British Transport Police.
As part of the initiative, a pop-up information stall, additional enforcement patrols, and a safety awareness campaign were part of a joint day of action to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Hackney.
Hackney’s specialist VAWG team provided information and support to residents at a pop-up stall in Hackney Central. The Council’s Hackney Nights team also held a welfare stall in Dalston to provide medical support and guidance to people on a night out.
Local Police Officers, Detectives and mounted Police joined the event to provide a briefing for partners, as well as carry out additional patrols. This wider operation tackling crime in the area led to two arrests for theft offences, three anti-social behaviour warnings, an investigation into a male exposing himself to a female, and the recovery of 10 knives.
Officers from British Transport Police also ran a parallel day of action at Hackney Central Overground.
We’re committed to working with the Police and other partners to ensure that Hackney is a safer place for women and girls.
This day of action is just part of our extensive drive to deter violence, including pop-up stalls providing support and guidance to help safeguard residents, and our #DontCrossTheLine campaign tackling harassment and misogyny. All of these send a clear message that harassment will not be tolerated in Hackney.
There is no place for violence against women and girls in Hackney and we have a zero-tolerance approach to it.
Today is just part of our ongoing efforts from the Met’s Tackling Violence against Women and Girls Action Plan to make a radical change in this area.
Working with partners such as Hackney Council is key to achieving this.
I was tremendously proud to be part of this VAWG project, which sent out a clear message that Policing in Hackney is moving forward and delivering The New Met for London model right into the heart of our communities.
This, of course, is not possible without our partners. I want to say a big thank you to all the LBH Enforcement Officers, VAWG representatives and Hackney Nights partners that stood alongside us and worked tirelessly into the evening ensuring the residents and retailers could go about their daily lives peacefully.
For more support and information on our campaign to end violence against women and girls, visit: https://hackney.gov.uk/vawg
For more information on the Hackney Nights initiative, promoting safer nights out, visit: https://hackney.gov.uk/hackney-nights