Sexual assault cases in Labrador were more than four times the national average, and between four to six times higher than the island of Newfoundland between 2016 and 2020.
That from the Canadian Press which used data compiled by the RNC and RCMP during that time.
VOCM's Allison King speaks with Deirdre Connolly, a sexual violence prevention coordinator with the Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Assault Crisis and Prevention Centre in the Happy Valley-Goose Bay about those statistics, and what needs to be done to address the growing problem.