NVAWS Lacked Diverse Participation and Broad Purpose
NVAWS integrated from data collection to final report relatively narrow participation and purposes.
Statistics
Help for Victims of Domestic Violence from Agencies Other Than Police
Less than half as many male victims of domestic violence receive victim services as do females, and services for men are of inferior quality.
Historical Growth of Domestic Violence Shelters in U.S.
Domestic violence shelters for women sprung up in the US in the 1970s and numbered about 2000 in the mid 2000s.
NCVS biased relative to NEISS in reporting domestic violence
NCVS-based statistics on intimate partner violence and domestic violence, with related analytical statistics
Arrests for Domestic Violence in the U.S.
Arrests of adults for domestic violence amount to about 60% of all adult arrest for interpersonal violence in the U.S.
Restraining Orders Issued and in Effect in the U.S.
Courts issued 1.7 million domestic violence restraining orders, civil and criminal, initial and final, in U.S. in 2008, with 1.1 million active daily.
Circumstances of Domestic Violence Calls to Police
Among all domestic violence incidents reported to the police, only a few percent involve weapons or serious physical injuries.
Understanding Dual-Arrest Statistics for Domestic Violence
Domestic-violence dual-arrest rates vary widely due to differences in statistical definitions and gender-profiling men for arrest for domestic violence.
Domestic Violence Arrests in New Jersey, 1983-2011
In New Jersey, domestic violence arrests as a share of all arrests for interpersonal violence rose from 13% in 1983 to 67% in 2001.
Gender Differences in Police Domestic Violence Statistics
Police address only a small share of domestic violence. Police statistics indicate men comprise 25% of domestic violence victims & 75% of arrests.