Domestic Violence Victim Statistics

Domestic Violence team members maintain data on victims of domestic violence. Females were grossly overrepresented, accounting for 73% of all sexual assault victims. African Americans and Haitians were grossly overrepresented, accounting for 38% of the victims in 2018 and 37% in 2019.

Domestic Violence Victims by Gender

Gender	2018 Number	2018 % of Total	2019 Number	2019 % of Total	2020 Number	2020 % of Total
Female	5,543	73%	5,918	73%	5,434	72%
Male	1,992	26%	2,164	27%	2,085	28%
Unknown Gender	11	<1%	112	<1%	5	<1%
Total	7,546	100%	8194	100%	7,524	100%

Domestic Violence Victims by Race and Ethnicity

GENDER	2018 NUMBER	2018 % OF TOTAL	2019 NUMBER	2019 % OF TOTAL	2020 NUMBER	2020 % OF TOTAL
Hispanic	3,292	44%	3,619	45%	3,198	43%
Black/African-American	2,808	37%	2,919	36%	2,741	36%
Haitian	102	1%	117	1%	76	1%
White, Non-Hispanic	1,146	15%	1,244	15%	1,249	17%
Asian	15	<1%	29	<1%	27	<1%
Other	27	<1%	35	<1%	35	<1%
Total	7,546	100%	8,094	100%	7,524	100%