We have been, and are committed to reducing even further the number of people who fall victim to this crime. Based upon that success, after thorough analysis of crime statistics, we are expanding this program to an additional 15 precincts. We believe that this action will save lives. The Program provides a structure for improving precinct response to domestic violence cases, serves as a homicide prevention model, and increases the domestic violence responsibilities of other officers in the precinct. The Mayor also announced plans for the City's fifth domestic violence public education campaign since 1994, which will focus on domestic violence among young people.
Domestic violence occurs across all ages, and happens too frequently in the context of teen dating.
Such intervention is necessary to stop the cycle of violence that can occur in different generations of the same family. Since 1997, the City has focused on domestic violence among young people with its far-reaching Teen Relationship Abuse campaign. New York City is reinvigorating its efforts on this front, and will be launching a new public education campaign, to run on subways and buses, that will combine gripping imagery with the important message that domestic violence among young people is a crime and that help is available. The initiatives are part of a coordinated city response to domestic violence that promotes a zero-tolerance approach, increases services to victims and focuses on preventing domestic violence in the next generation. Both the increased law enforcement response and the public education campaigns have raised awareness of the City's Domestic Violence Hotline to unprecedented levels.