Domestic Violence Statistics

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  • 153,417 family violence calls to the Dallas Police Department Family Violence unit, the highest in 5 years Dallas Domestic Violence Taskforce, 2017-2018
  • 1,754 felony domestic violence cases presented to grand jury by Dallas in 2018, the highest year ever Dallas Domestic Violence Taskforce Annual Summary, 2017-2018
  • 112 murders due to domestic violence in DFW metroplex, 2019 Texas Department of Public Safety
  • 4,379 domestic violence cases filed in Dallas Dallas Domestic Violence Taskforce Annual Summary, 2017-2018
  • 219 violations of protective orders in Dallas Dallas Domestic Violence Taskforce Annual Summary, 2017-2018
  • 5,815 Dallas sheltered victims and children in 2018 Dallas Domestic Violence Taskforce Annual Summary, 2017-2018
  • 150 Women killed in Texas from family violence Texas Council on Family Violence, 2019
  • 47% Unmet requests for shelter in Texas due to lack of space Texas Council on Family Violence, 2019
  • 75% were killed at home Texas Council on Family Violence, 2019
  • 37% Homicide victims by an intimate partner made attempts to leave or planned to go Texas Council on Family Violence, 2017
  • 7,337 Victims served on one day in Texas National Network to End Domestic Violence, Texas, 2018
  • 1,417 Unmet requests for help on one day in Texas National Network to End Domestic Violence, Texas, 2019
  • 4,160 Victims found refuge in shelter on one day in Texas National Network to End Domestic Violence, Texas, 2019
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