Study finds link between domestic violence and some sporting events
CALGARY — A study suggests domestic violence calls in Calgary spike around the end of the Calgary Stampede and some high-stakes football games.
Researchers with the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy delved into almost 70,000 domestic violence reports to the police and the Connect abuse help line between 2011 and 2014.
“We’re interested in this because, if we become better informed, we can then design primary prevention strategies to mitigate or prevent the violence from happening in the first place,” said Lana Wells, one of the authors of the paper published Thursday.
Co-author Elena Esina said previous research around the world has also found external factors play a role in domestic violence, but no two cities are alike.