>> call a shelter or the related police station and ask how many assaults they have had reported in the past year. • If assaults happened in shelters, why woul

>> call a shelter or the related police station and ask how many assaults they have had reported in the past year. • If assaults happened in shelters, why would the shelters ever tell you? • Why would anyone ever tell the police? I can't imagine the homeless victims would want the police MORE involved in their lives. • Even if someone told the police about an assault at a shelter, would they bother to investigate, or keep records? Police have incentives to reduce crime stats, which isn't the same as reducing crime.