The document reports statistics from various organizations that provide services and support for domestic violence victims in Dallas from 2015-2017. It shows that the number of people served in emergency shelters increased 61% from 2015-2016 and transitional housing populations increased 37%. Despite increases in shelter capacity, shelters remain near full capacity each month. The successful contact rate for high risk victims nearly doubled from 24% in 2015-2016 to 47% in 2016-2017. Domestic violence related offenses increased slightly while protection order violations decreased 22% from the previous year.

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+25%ON-SITE
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN
AMONG 4 SHELTER PARTNERS
2015–16 TO 2016–17
7,950
SERVED
EVERY
NIGHT
EMERGENCY SHELTERSIN
UP 61% from
162 AVERAGE NIGHTLYTRANSITIONAL HOUSING POPULATION
2014–15
UP 37% from
2015–16
246
PARTNER AGENCIES
CONDUCTED 548 TRAINING
SESSIONS, REACHING NEARLY
15,000 PEOPLE
UNSERVED DUETO
LACK OF SPACE
DOWN 22% from LASTYEAR
DALLAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
TASK FORCE ANNUAL REPORT
2016
2017
15,566 DOMESTICVIOLENCE
RELATED OFFENSES
211 PROTECTION ORDERVIOLATIONS 2016–17
THE FAMILY PLACE
ADDED 20 BEDS
FOR MEN ANDTHEIR CHILDREN
SHELTERS
REMAIN
NEAR
CAPACITY
EACH MONTH
100%
EMERGENCY SHELTERFOR MEN,WOMEN,AND CHILDREN, ON- AND OFF-SITE
60 Rooms
229 Beds
IN 2016–17 ( UP 3% from LASTYEAR )
11,371 TOTAL CASES FILED 2014–2017
3,527 CASES FILED 2016–17 –12%from LASTYEAR
2016–17
TRANSITIONAL HOUSINGFOR MEN,WOMEN,AND CHILDREN, ON- AND OFF-SITE
63 Rooms
213 Beds
163BEDSTO 203BEDS
AMONG
SHELTER
PARTNERS:
4
FAMILIES FOR FREEDOM PROVIDED FUEL CARDSTO HELP
24 ADULTS & 26 CHILDREN RELOCATETO SAFETY
DESPITE INCREASES IN SPACE

2. CITYATTORNEY
DALLAS COUNTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
THE OFFICE OFTHE
THE SUCCESSFUL
CONTACT RATE
WITH HIGH RISKVICTIMS
NEARLY DOUBLED
FROM 24% IN 2015–16
TO 47% IN 2016–17338 ATTEMPTED, 161 COMPLETED
HOMEVISITS 19% DECREASE
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ACCEPTANCE
RATE
ACCEPTANCE
RATE
DALLAS COUNTY’S FELONY
DOMESTICVIOLENCE COURT
36 NEW OFFENDERS
27 COMPLETED PROGRAM
24 REVOKED
DALLAS COUNTY
GUN SURRENDER
PROGRAM
COLLECTED
FIREARMS60
LETHALITY
ASSESSMENTS
CONDUCTEDFEWER
15% 13,213 2015–2017
6,052 2016–17
FAMILY
VIOLENCE
MURDERS
24 INTIMATE PARTNER HOMICIDES
DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT
5,601 MISDEMEANOR ARRESTS
–3% from LASTYEAR
1,545 FELONY ARRESTS
+6% from LASTYEAR
52
2014–2017
DALLAS COUNTY
COURT ORDERS OF
PROTECTION
37%DENIAL
RATE (25)
ACCEPTANCE
RATE (544)36%
• 2,986 Misdemeanor Cases
• 7% Increase
• 2,966 Felony Cases
• 12% Increase
• 2,196 Felony Cases
or 3/4 Indicted
+
• 575 Impeding Cases
• 242% Increase
from 2014–15
• 11 Satellite
Offices Opened
17 FemaleVictims
Killed by a Partner *
7 MaleVictim
s
Killed by a Partner *
* Current or Former Boyfriend,
Husband, Girlfriend, or Wife
9 Black Females
3WhiteFemales
5Latina
Females
2 White
Males
5BlackMales
75% Killed
at a Residence
65% Killed
with a Firearm
7 Killed LastYear
36% Decrease
CLASS C MISDEMEANORS
RECEIVED BY4,023 DALLASCITY
ATTORNEY