FACTS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN NORTH DAKOTA

January – December 2007

  • 4,179 new victims (new = unduplicated for calendar year) received services from crisis intervention centers in North Dakota. This number reflects a 3% decrease from the same period in 2006.
  • 4,496 incidents of domestic violence were reported to crisis intervention centers in North Dakota. This reflects a 5% decrease from the same reporting period in 2006.
  • At least 4,673 children were directly impacted by these incidents.
  • 149 women (4% of total new victims) were pregnant at the time they were assaulted. This reflects a 3% increase over the same period in 2006.
  • 95% of the victims were women.
  • At least 41% of the victims were under the age of 30. At least 1% was under the age of 18.
  • 13% of the new victims were disabled. Of those disabled, 16% were developmentally delayed, 30% were physically disabled and 54% suffered from mental illness.
  • 28% of the victims were self-referred to domestic violence programs; 23% were referred by law enforcement.
  • Weapons were used in at least 12% of the cases identified. Guns were used in 25% of the cases involving weapons and knives were used in 26% of the cases involving weapons.
  • Law enforcement officers were called to respond in 46% of the incidents. In at least 43% of those incidents, an arrest was made.
  • At least 74% of victims served were physically abused.
  • 1,233 (30%) of victims served were abused by a former spouse or former partner.
  • Alcohol use by abuser only was indicated in 36% of the new cases. Alcohol use by both victim and offender was indicated in 9% of the cases.
  • The abuser had a history of abusive behavior with other adults, including prior partners, in at least 45% of the cases.
  • Domestic violence programs provided victim assistance with 670 emergency protection orders, an 11% decrease from the same period in 2006.

 

Domestic Violence Statistics are compiled by the ND Council on Abused Women’s Services
Coalition Against Sexual Assault in ND for the State Health Department

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