The connection between professional sporting events, holidays and domestic violence in Calgary, Alberta

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dc.contributor.authorBoutilier, Sophia
dc.contributor.authorJadidzadeh, Ali
dc.contributor.authorEsina, Elena
dc.contributor.authorWells, Lana
dc.contributor.authorKneebone, Ron
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-30T16:31:11Z
dc.date.available2017-08-30T16:31:11Z
dc.date.issued2017-06
dc.description.abstractThere are some days in Calgary, Alberta when domestic violence is more likely to happen than other days. There is a statistically significant connection between higher rates of domestic violence and certain Calgary Stampeders’ football games as well as the arrival of the Calgary Stampede. During the 10-day-long Calgary Stampede, domestic violence calls on the seventh, ninth and tenth day of Stampede, were up 15 per cent compared to an average day. Weekends and summer months were also generally associated with the highest rates of domestic violence reports in Calgary. When it came to Calgary Stampeders’ football games, calls were higher only when the Stampeders faced off against the rival Edmonton Eskimos – with a 15 per cent increase in domestic violence reports. Grey Cup games in which Calgary played were associated with a 40 per cent increase in reports of domestic violence. However, games played by the Calgary Flames seemed to have no relationship to domestic violence calls, even those against the rival Edmonton team. Also, New Year’s Day appears to be associated with a significant spike in domestic violence, going by a four-year count of phone calls reporting domestic violence to both police and a local help line for those experiencing domestic and sexual abuse. There are also increases in calls associated with Good Friday, Easter, Canada Day, Labour Day, Valentine’s Day and Halloween. Meanwhile, the 2013 catastrophic floods in Calgary resulted in an increase in reports of domestic violence to police and the Connect help line, averaging an additional 6.6 reported incidents of domestic violence per day during the flood, 14 per cent higher than average.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationBoutilier, S., Jadidzadeh, A., Esina, E., Wells, L., & Kneebone, R. (2017). The connection between professional sporting events, holidays and domestic violence in Calgary, Alberta. School of Public Policy, SPP Research Papers, 10(12): 1-27.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/35472
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/52200
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe School of Public Policy, University of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.departmentShift: The Project to End Domestic Violenceen_US
dc.publisher.facultySocial Worken_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttps://www.policyschool.ca/en_US
dc.subjectDomestic violenceen_US
dc.subjectCalgary, Albertaen_US
dc.subjectSituational factorsen_US
dc.subjectsporting eventsen_US
dc.titleThe connection between professional sporting events, holidays and domestic violence in Calgary, Albertaen_US
dc.typejournal article
thesis.degree.disciplineShift: The Project to End Domestic Violence
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