Tulsa police officers say they respond to nearly 20,000 domestic violence calls each year and more strangulation victims seem to be coming forward for help.

Tulsa Police are making a policy change to better help victims of domestic violence. 

Gov. Mary Fallin announced on Monday the formation of the Oklahoma Task Force on Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence to address the backlog of sexual assault forensic evidence kits, commonly known as rape kits, in the criminal justice system in Oklahoma.