Madam Chair, I don't think the issue is necessarily with reporting but with follow-through. What we're hearing from our workers is that when there is a report to police, no steps are taken. People do not hear back.
As we mentioned, there is little follow-up done, except in smaller communities. It would be helpful is to see that follow-up either by house checkups or by investigations. Our victim service worker has informed us that she has never seen any case reach the level of prosecution in spite of police reports being made.