The number of intimate partner violence occurrences in Toronto each year has remained steady over the last decade, ranging from about 17,200 to 19,300 a year, according to new data from Toronto police.

The service publicly released detailed data on intimate partner violence (IPV) for the first time Thursday by adding the statistics to its open data portal. CBC Toronto got an early look at the data, which breaks down occurrences across the city by neighbourhood, police division, month and day of the week from 2014 through the end of last year.

“Data is central to a lot of our partnerships, and IPV is one of those community safety issues which requires enhanced collaboration,” said Ian Williams, director of information management for Toronto police.

“The ability to understand patterns, tr

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