We’d like to hear from women and girls who use our public spaces in Hackney. Please tell us where and why you are feeling safe or unsafe and what we could do to make Hackney a safer place for everyone.

The survey is open to all Hackney residents to have their say and raise any issues affecting the safety of women and girls. It will allow us to better understand your concerns, perceptions and experiences.

Have your say by 25 January 2022.

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Safety of women and girls in public spaces in Hackney

Learn more about the project and resources to help keep you safe in Hackney.

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About the project

Women’s Safety in public spaces in Hackney

<p>We&rsquo;re carrying out a boroughwide engagement exercise to understand what more we could be doing to ensure that our public spaces continue to be safe spaces for all women and girls. &nbsp;</p><p>The survey will allow us to better understand the concerns, perceptions and experiences of women and girls and allow us to identify public spaces in the borough where they may not feel very safe. &nbsp;</p><p>We&rsquo;re seeking your views to see whether any improvements should be made locally. Your feedback will allow us to prioritise which mitigations we are able to put in place over the next year to help women and girls feel safer in our public spaces. This could for instance include: improvements to the public realm such as improved street lighting, more CCTV cameras, for example. The data will also inform our discussions with the Police.&nbsp;</p><p>The map-based tool allows you to drop a pin on the particular location in the borough you&rsquo;re referring to and answer a few questions relating to that location. &nbsp;</p><p>Information on what has been achieved as a result of this survey will be fed back to the public during the 16 days of activism to end violence against women and girls.</p><h3>Ending street based violence against women and girls in Hackney</h3><p>Hackney Council takes a zero tolerance approach to street based violence, abuse and harassment of women and girls.</p><p>This survey is part of the work the Council is doing on 16 days of activism to end gender-based violence locally - as part of the UN&rsquo;s worldwide campaign. Take part in the campaign and show your support for ending violence against women and girls.&nbsp;</p><p>Learn more about the campaign locally.</p><h3>Get your neighbours involved</h3><p>The more people involved in sharing their experiences, the better the needs of the whole community will be reflected.</p><p>Share the project with people you know locally.</p><h3>Trigger warning</h3><p>Please note some of the details shared here may contain emotionally difficult material related to sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, physical violence, and identity-based discrimination and harassment.&nbsp;</p><h3>If you are experiencing domestic abuse</h3><p>If you are experiencing domestic abuse then call the Council on <strong>020 8356 4458</strong> to access support, or visit the Domestic Abuse Intervention Service page for more information.</p><p>If you are hurting someone, and want help stopping abusive behaviour you can call Respect on 0808 8024040 or visit the choose to change webpage.</p><p>Hackney Council also operates a programme for those who perpetrate domestic abuse to help stop abusive behaviour, call the &nbsp;Council on <strong>020 8356 4458&nbsp;</strong>to access support.</p><h3>Street based harassment - what to do</h3><p>In an emergency always call the police on <strong>999</strong>, or report a non-emergency incident to the police on <strong>101</strong>.</p><p>If the incident was on public transport you can contact the British Transport police by calling or texting <strong>61016</strong>.</p><p>You can also report anti-social behaviour in parks and on the streets to the Council&rsquo;s team by emailing <strong>asbteam@hackney.gov.uk</strong> or calling <strong>020 8356 3310.</strong></p>

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