Reporting experiences of abuse by police

For women and girls to tell us what happened to you:

We are stronger together and stand in solidarity. Tell us what happened to you: whether domestic violence and abuse; sexual violence and assaults; stalking or harassment; grooming; or any other intimidating and predatory behaviours.

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Submit Your Story

Pseudonym

Please don't include your real name or other identifying information. Otherwise, your account will need to be redacted and may not get published.

When did this happen?

If you could give us an indication of when this happened and how long it happened for (but avoid giving specific dates) - you could put in the year the incident happened or "over the last 2 years" or "two decades ago" etc.

Story title

If you can give us a brief title to sum up what your story is about, please add it here. This will help people find relevant experiences when searching.

Your Story

Please tell us what happened to you - you are free to add as much or as little detail as you like

Which police force were they from?

(if you don't know or would prefer not to say, please select the first option).

Did you report it to the police?

Do you want to revisit this with the police?

Could you tell us why not?

How would you describe your ethnicity?

Have you experienced suicidality due to this?

Are you disabled as defined under the Equality Act 2010?

Media enquiries

Journalists sometimes ask us whether our contributors would be prepared to speak with them (identity protected). If this might interest you, please include an email address (a phone number is also fine if you prefer).

Contact

Please ONLY provide contact details if you want us to get in touch with you about media enquiries. We won't share them without your express permission and will always check again with you first. No pressure or obligation. They will not be used for any other purpose.

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