Did You Know?

CAA is the only organisation in Bermuda providing services to victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault

  • A domestic abuse murder in 1878 was the catalyst for the establishment of the Bermuda Police Force in 1879
  • Prior to gang violence, domestic abuse killings were the number one cause of murders in Bermuda
  • Over the past 40 years approximately 35 people have been killed in domestic abuse related incidences in Bermuda
  • Approximately 7000 women are affected by domestic abuse annually in Bermuda
  • Sexual assault in Bermuda has no statutes of limitation for making a criminal complaint
  • Sexual assault happens most often in intimate partner abuse relationships
  • Centre Against Abuse assists 150 clients on average annually