TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – Violent crime may be down, but intimate partner violence remains consistently high, according to Chief Prosecutor Rebecca Facey.
That’s why community leaders, researchers and survivors gathered Friday for Toledo’s second annual “Breaking the Cycle of Violence Summit,” part of the city’s kickoff to Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Facey told those in attendance that Lucas County 911 receives more calls involving abusive relationships than any other kind. She said domestic violence is now the top criminal charge filed in Toledo Municipal Court.
This year’s summit theme, “Beyond the Algorithm,” examined the role media and culture play in shaping how people understand violence and relationships.
Dr. Jabari Evans, an associate professor of race and media at the University of South Carolina, was among several speakers at the event, along with Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz and other community leaders. Evans said what happens online can reflect what’s happening offline.
“The issue isn’t using digital tools and technologies,” Evans said. “This idea of being beyond the algorithm, I think, is again hitting on this idea that our social worlds online mirror the things that we see offline.”
The summit focused on giving participants strategies to prevent teen dating violence, domestic violence and other forms of gender-based violence.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available. Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.
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