The Hanover County Community Profile: Domestic Violence and Assault
Data
The nonprofit organization, Hanover Safe Place, formerly known
as Hanover Domestic Violence Task Force, Inc., is the designated
domestic violence and sexual assault provider for Hanover County.
The data that follows shows the progress the organization has made
in serving this vulnerable population, since its inception in 1998.
Domestic Violence Service Data
| |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
| Hotline calls received |
n/a |
424 |
406 |
600 |
n/a |
369
|
| Clients sheltered, nights |
n/a |
25 |
n/a |
418 |
871 |
1,194
|
| women |
26 |
11 |
5 |
21 |
18 |
29
|
| children |
n/a |
17 |
2 |
15 |
15 |
22
|
| Loans to women |
5 |
11 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
5
|
| with children |
n/a |
16 |
12 |
8 |
17 |
6
|
| Crisis grants to women |
11 |
n/a |
7 |
20 |
26 |
50
|
| with children |
n/a |
n/a |
13 |
10 |
25 |
84
|
| Emergency cell phones provided |
11 |
26 |
14 |
11 |
7 |
13
|
| Sexual Assault victims served |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
22 |
77
|
| Sexual Assault incident calls received by law
enf. |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
107 |
54
|
| Hospital reports of sex assault |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
12 |
15
|
| Clients assisted by Court Advocate |
15 |
127 |
212 |
200 |
200 |
212
|
| Protective orders filed |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
169 |
188
|
| Domestic calls recvd by law enforcement |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
2,251 |
2,739 |
2,196
|
| Court advocate collaborations |
n/a |
16 |
n/a |
150 |
185 |
n/a
|
| Participants in group sessions |
24 |
38 |
31 |
29 |
84 |
42
|
| Participants in children's groups |
n/a |
20 |
14 |
n/a |
19 |
14
|
| Intensive advocacy services clients |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
82 |
80
|
| Prevention presentations |
n/a |
n/a |
12 |
n/a |
40 |
257
|
| Domestic Violence-related homocide |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
2 |
1
|
n/a: not available;
Source: Hanover Safe Place: Promoting Freedom from Domestic
Violence & Sexual Assault |
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