In April 2020, domestic violence reports to the women's helpline, Línea de la Mujer, in Mexico City amounted to 1,724 emergency calls, a 97 percent increase in comparison to the number of calls made the same month in 2019.
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the government of Mexico imposed a partial lockdown in efforts to halt the spread of the virus. The month of March 2020 was the highest in terms of reporting domestic violence with a total of 1,901 emergency calls, an over 106 percent increase in comparison to March 2019. March 2020 was also a particularly violent month when it comes to the average number of murders in Mexico.
Number of calls to the women's helpline (Línea de la Mujer) reporting domestic violence in Mexico City from January to April in 2019 and 2020
Línea de la Mujer is a special helpline operated by Mexico City Government's service hotline LOCATEL. Línea de la Mujer provides help and guidance to women on different issues such as: psychological counseling, legal advice on gender issues and medical guidance (specially in gynecology). A partial lockdown in Mexico was imposed on March 20, 2020 as a response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic.
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Animal Político. (May 21, 2020). Number of calls to the women's helpline (Línea de la Mujer) reporting domestic violence in Mexico City from January to April in 2019 and 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133179/emergency-calls-domestic-violence-mexico-city/
Animal Político. "Number of calls to the women's helpline (Línea de la Mujer) reporting domestic violence in Mexico City from January to April in 2019 and 2020." Chart. May 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133179/emergency-calls-domestic-violence-mexico-city/
Animal Político. (2020). Number of calls to the women's helpline (Línea de la Mujer) reporting domestic violence in Mexico City from January to April in 2019 and 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133179/emergency-calls-domestic-violence-mexico-city/
Animal Político. "Number of Calls to The Women's Helpline (Línea De La Mujer) Reporting Domestic Violence in Mexico City from January to April in 2019 and 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133179/emergency-calls-domestic-violence-mexico-city/
Animal Político, Number of calls to the women's helpline (Línea de la Mujer) reporting domestic violence in Mexico City from January to April in 2019 and 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133179/emergency-calls-domestic-violence-mexico-city/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of calls to the women's helpline (Línea de la Mujer) reporting domestic violence in Mexico City from January to April in 2019 and 2020 [Graph], Animal Político, May 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133179/emergency-calls-domestic-violence-mexico-city/
