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StateofDomesticViolenceinCentralIndiana
2016
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ABOUTTHISREPORT.......................................................................................................1
VICTIMSANDSURVIVORSOFDOMESTICVIOLENCE......................................................3
CrisisCallsRelatedtoDomesticViolence....................................................................3
DemographicsofVictims..............................................................................................5
ParticipationinServices...............................................................................................7
BakerOneInitiative....................................................................................................10
Fatalities......................................................................................................................13
COMMUNITY-WIDEEFFORTSTOENDDOMESTICVIOLENCE:CWP3.0.......................15
CALLTOACTION............................................................................................................17
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.................................................................................................18
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ABOUTTHISREPORTDomesticviolenceoccursinallcommunitiesandaffectsindividualsfromallwalksoflife.Nationalstudies,suchastheNationalCrimeVictimizationSurvey,theNationalIntimatePartnerandSexualViolenceSurvey,andtheTweenandTeenDatingViolenceandAbuseStudysupportthisnotion,whilealsopointingoutthatsomegroupsaredisproportionatelyaffectedbydomesticviolence.Understandingwhoismostatriskiskeytodeveloping–andmeasuringtheimpactof–powerfulstrategiestopreventandenddomesticviolence.Yet,whileweknowthatdomesticviolenceisall-toocommon,itisverydifficulttofindreliable,accuratedataaboutdomesticviolenceprevalenceandincidenceinthecommunity.Tobeclear:Nooneshouldbevictimizedbydomesticviolence.Thepurposeofassessingpatternsandtrendsofdomesticviolencevictimizationistogenerateinformationthatcanbeusedbycommunitystakeholdersandpolicy-makerstomakeinformeddecisionsaboutprograms,services,policies,andinitiativestoenddomesticviolenceinCentralIndiana.The“StateofDomesticViolenceinCentralIndiana”reportwascreatedtoincreaseaccesstokeydataaboutdomesticviolenceinourcommunity.ThisreportpresentsanupdateonthestateofdomesticviolenceinCentralIndianabasedonsimilarreportscompiledin2015,2014,2013,2011,and2008.Itincludesupdatedinformationontheavailablecommunitydata,community-wideeffortstoenddomesticviolenceinCentralIndiana,andwaysthatcommunitymemberscangetinvolvedinthoseefforts.Forthepurposesofthisreport,CentralIndianaisdefinedasIndianapolis(MarionCounty)andtheeightsurroundingcounties:Boone,Hamilton,Hancock,Hendricks,Johnson,Madison,Morgan,andShelby.Ideally,alldatawouldbeprovidedbycountyaswellasinaggregateforCentralIndianaasawhole.Insomecases,thisidealcannotbeachievedanddataarepresentedatthestate-level.TherearealsosomedataprovidedforIndianapolisorMarionCountyalone.Becausethepurposeofthisreportistoexpandcollectiveknowledgeabouttheissueofdomesticviolenceinthecommunity,thereportincludesdatathatdonotmeettheidealbutdocontainvaluableinformation.Itisnotintendedtoindicatethatanyparticularcommunityisofgreaterimportance.DVNcontinuestoworkwithpartnerstoincreasetheavailabilityofdomesticviolence-relateddatathroughoutCentralIndiana.Thedatacontainedinthisreportwereprovidedfromavarietyofsources,whicharenotedthroughout.Itisimportanttorememberthatthedataarelimitedtoreportedinformation–reportstoservicesproviders,crisislines,lawenforcementagencies-anddonotcapturethethousandsofincidentsofdomesticviolencethatareunreportednorthethousandsofsecondaryvictimsofdomesticviolence,includingthechildrenwhowitnesshorrificeventsatthehandsofabusers.Additionally,whenconsideringtrendinformation,itisimportanttoconsiderthatincreasesordecreasesinthetrendsdonotnecessarilyindicateincreasesor
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decreasesintheprevalenceofdomesticviolence,butrather,theycouldindicatechangesinreportingpatternsamongvictims.Whiledataalonecannotprovideanswerstoallofthequestionswemayhave,itisausefultoolinlearningmoreabout,communicating,andunderstandingdomesticviolenceinCentralIndiana.
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VICTIMSANDSURVIVORSOFDOMESTICVIOLENCE
Thedataincludedinthissectionofthereportprovideamulti-perspectiveviewondomesticviolencevictimization,includingcallsforassistance,participationinservices,BakerOneincidents,anddomesticviolencefatalities.
CrisisCallsRelatedtoDomesticViolenceTherearefivemainprovidersofphone-basedinformation,referral,andimmediatecrisissupportfordomesticviolenceinCentralIndiana,including:TheJulianCenter(MarionCounty),ShelteringWings(HendricksCounty),Alternatives,Inc.(MadisonCounty),Prevail(HamiltonCounty),andtheIndianaCoalitionAgainstDomesticViolence(statewide).Formostoftheagencies,thecallvolumevariedonlyslightlyfromyear-to-year,andforallfiveagencies,thetotalnumberofcallsrangedfromabout16,500to23,000andaveragedabout3,300callsperyear,from2010to2012.However,in2013,TheJulianCenterreceivedover160%morecallsthanin2012,andthenumberofcallscontinuedtoincreasein2014and2015.CallstoTheJulianCentermadeupaboutone-halfofthetotalcallstoalloftheagencieswithavailabledatain2013and2014andaboutthree-fifthsin2015.
Table1:CentralIndianaDomesticViolenceCrisisCalls,byAgency,2010-2015 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Trend Connect2Help 3,085 3,500 3,667 3,329 3,782 3,172 Julian Center 5,203 5,637 5,735 9,516 11,078 13,701 Sheltering Wings* 1,415 853 >1,000 ̴ 1,000 850 754 Alternatives, Inc. 4,230 3,689 3,105 3,262 3,503 3,943 Prevail 2,704 2,819 2,918 1,873 1,576 1,188 ICADV ** ** 631 ** ** **
Total 16,637 16,498 17,056 18,980 20,789 22,758 Average/ Agency 3,327Ɨ 3,300Ɨ 3,285* 3,796*Ɨ 4,158Ɨ 4,552Ɨ *Valueassumesexactly1,000callstoShelteringWings**DataunavailableƗExcludesICADVDataSource:Agencyself-reportdata.
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AcloserlookatdomesticviolencecallsforassistancetoConnect2Help2-1-1suggeststhatthevastmajorityofcallsforassistancecomefromMarionCounty.Thetotalnumberofcallshasrangedfrom3,000-4,000eachyear.AsseeninFigure1,thenumberofcallsinMarionCountyandintheotherCentralIndianacountiestrendedupwardsince2010,but2015hadthefewestnumberofcallsinMarionCountysince2010.Thesurroundingcountiessawadipincallvolumein2015butstillrelativelyconsistentwithpreviousyears.
Amongthesurroundingcounties,callsforassistancetoConnect2HelpwerehighestfromHendricks,Johnson,andMadisonCounties.OnlyShelbyandBooneCountieshadincreasedcallvolumefrom2014to2015,buttheincreaseswereslight.CallsfromHamilton,Johnson,andMadisonCountiesweresubstantiallyfewerin2015.Withonly48callscomparedtolastyear’s70,HamiltonCounty’scallswerethelowesttheyhaveeverbeeninthepastsixyears.HancockCountyalsohadthefewestcallssinceatleast2010,andwasthecountyfromwhichthefewestcallswerereceivedin2015.
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Figure1:Connect2HelpDomesticViolenceCrisisCalls- ComparisonofMarionCountywithSurroundingCounties,2010-2015
Marion TotalofOtherCentralINCountiesDataSource:Connect2Help2-1-1.
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Boone 12 18 8 16 21 17
Hamilton 65 65 87 68 70 48
Hancock 15 20 25 28 20 12
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Johnson 64 82 71 80 97 77
Madison 41 75 58 89 90 74
Morgan 34 36 43 43 39 40
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Figure2:Connect2HelpDomesticViolenceCrisisCalls,byCounty(excludesMarionCounty),2010-2015
DataSource:Connect2Help 2-1-1.
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AsnapshotofcallerstotheConnect2HelpDomesticViolenceNavigationHubin2015revealedthatthemostcommonresourcetowhichcallerswerereferredwasshelter,withmostcallers(88%)receivingashelterreferral.Seventeenpercentofcallerswerereferredtocounselingorcrisiscenters,5%werereferredtolawenforcement,and3%toaprosecutor.Only1%ofcallersreceivedreferralstomentalhealthfacilities,andfewerthan1%werereferredtohospitalsorsexualassaultcenters.
DemographicsofVictimsCallersseekingassistancethroughConnect2Helpareaskedtoprovidebasicdemographicinformation.Amongthealmost3,500domesticviolencevictimswhoplacedcallsto2-1-1forhelpinCentralIndianaduring2015,95%arefemale,4%aremale,and1%didnotsharetheirgender.Morethan3,400secondaryvictimswereidentifiedthroughthecalls.
Table2:CentralIndianaDomesticViolenceVictims,asReportedtoConnect2Helpin2015 2015 Total number of primary victims 3,486
Female 3,312 Male 128 Unknown 46
Total number of secondary victims 3,436 Total number of victims 6,922 DataSource:Connect2Help2-1-1.
Theshareofvictimswhoself-identifyasCaucasianwhentheycall2-1-1isgenerallyaboutthesameasthesharewhoself-identifyasAfricanAmerican.2014sawthegreatestdifferenceinthepercentagesofcallerswhoidentifyasAfricanAmericancomparedwithasmallersharewhoidentifyasCaucasian.Thepercentageofvictimswhoself-identifyasHispanichasremainedrelativelyconstantoverthesix-yearperiod.Importantly,theshareofcallerswho
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Figure3:TypesofReferralsMadeto211DVCrisisCallers,2015
n=4,212DataSource:Connect2Help2-1-1.
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didnotprovideraceinformationincreaseddramaticallybetween2011and2012andremainedalargepercentagethrough2015.Eachyearsince2012,theracesofbetweenone-quarterandone-thirdofvictimsareunknown,soitisimpossibletogetatruesenseoftrends.
Domesticviolencevictimsseekingassistancefrom2-1-1wereaskedtoindicatetheirrelationshipstotheabusers.Duringthesix-yearperiodof2010through2015,41%ofcallersdidnotindicatetheirrelationshipwiththeirabuser.However,amongthosewhodidsharethenatureoftherelationship,themostcommonrelationshiptypewas“intimatepartner”.However,in2015,“formerpartner”replaced“spouse”asthesecondmostcommonrelationshiptype.Theleastcommonrelationshiptypewas“ex-spouse”,whichwassignificantlylesscommonthanthe“formerpartner”relationshiptype.
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Figure4:CentralIndianaDomesticViolenceVictim'sRace,asreportedtoConnect2Help,2010-2015
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*Note:Duetothesmall Ns,NativeAmerican,Asian/PacificIslander,andOtherracialcategorieswerenotincludedDataSource:Connect2Help2-1-1.
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015IntimatePartner 940 949 1,222 1,232 1,067 1068
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ParticipationinServicesTherearemorethan100partnersandserviceprovidersinIndianaworkingtoenddomesticviolenceinIndiana,themajorityofwhicharelocatedinCentralIndiana.Emergencyshelters,suchasTheJulianCenterinIndianapolis,providetheinitialavenueforpeopletoexitanabusiverelationship.Inaddition,CentralIndianaishometofourprogramsthatprovidetransitionalhousingforvictimsofdomesticviolence:Alternatives,Inc.,CoburnPlaceSafeHaven,TheJulianCenter,andShelteringWings.TransitionalHousinggivespeopleasafeplacetomakethelong-termchangesnecessarytobecomeself-sufficient,sotheydonotreturntotheirabusers.Multipleorganizationsoperatecrisislinestoguidevictimstoimmediatesafetyandlong-termsupportiveservices.TheIndianaCoalitionAgainstDomesticViolence(ICADV)collectsaggregatedataforresidentialservicesinthestateofIndiana.Table3presentsdomesticviolenceresidentialservicedataforvictimsinIndianawhoreceivedshelteraswellasthosewhoweredeniedaccesstoshelterfromthe2011fiscalyearthroughthe2016fiscalyear.DuetochangesinreportingmethodstoICADVduringthe2016fiscalyear,onlypreliminarynumbersforfiscalyear2016wereavailableatthetimeofthisreport,sothedatamaybeincomplete.Denialofshelterwasattributedtotworeasons:alackofsheltercapacityortheindividual/family’sneedswerenotappropriatefortheshelter(e.g.,non-domesticviolencerelatedhomelessness).Thetotaldaysofshelterandthenumberofindividualsdeniedshelterweregreatestduringthe2016fiscalyear.Thevastmajorityofindividualsweredeniedshelterbecausetheirneedswereinappropriatefortheservicesoftheprogram.Table3:DomesticViolenceResidential1ServiceData(Indiana),asreportedtoIndianaCoalitionAgainstDomesticViolence,FY2011–FY2016* FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016* Total victims sheltered 10,742 10,928 11,719 10,531 9,854 9,277
Women sheltered 6,194 6,186 6,819 6,136 5,817 5,433 Children sheltered 4,532 4,724 4,868 4,349 3,945 3,844 Men sheltered 16 18 32 46 92 113
Total days of shelter 201,419 200,145 220,119 133,086 196,034 239,133 Individuals denied shelter 4,919 4,996 4,438 4,493 4,063 6,911
Denied due to needs inappropriate to program services
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Denied because program over capacity 1,564 964 601 1,743 1,235 1,186
FiscalYear=July1-June30 *DuetochangesinreportingmethodsinFY2016,onlypreliminarynumberswereavailableandmaybeincomplete.
DataSource:IndianaCoalitionAgainstDomesticViolence.1“Residential”servicesincludeon-sitemanagedorsponsored(hotel,safehouse,residenceofvolunteersofferingprivatehomesforshort-termcrisis)orothertemporaryhousingarrangedbyserviceprovider.
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ICADVcollectscounty-leveldataondomesticviolencevictims’engagementinresidentialandnon-residentialdomesticviolenceservicesbasedonthevictim’scountyofresidence.DuetochangesinmethodsofreportingtoICADVduringthe2016fiscalyear,onlypreliminarynumberswereavailableatthetimeofthisreport,sothefiscalyear2016datamaybeincomplete.ThetotalnumberofindividualslivinginCentralIndianawhoreceivedresidentialdomesticviolenceserviceshassteadilydeclinedfromthe2013fiscalyear(5,069)tothe2016fiscalyear(3,366).TheoveralldeclineisduetofewervictimsinMarionCountyreceivingresidentialserviceseachyear.ThevastmajorityofvictimseachyearwereMarionCountyresidents,followedbyresidentsofMadisonandHendricksCounties.WhilethenumbersofvictimsfromMarionCountyhasdropped,thenumbersfromotherCentralIndianacountieshaveremainedfairlyconsistent.ThecountiesthatgenerallyhavethefewestresidentswhoreceiveresidentialservicesareHancockandShelby.
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Figure6:IndividualsReceivingResidentialDomesticViolenceServices-ComparisonofMarionCountywithSurroundingCounties,
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MarionCounty TotalofotherCentralINcounties
*Duetochangesindata reportingmethodsduringFY2016,onlypreliminarydatawereavailableandmaybeincomplete.FiscalYear =July1- June30DataSource:IndianaCoalition AgainstDomesticViolence.
FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016*Boone 16 35 11 6
Hamilton 67 63 32 42
Hancock 39 24 18 4
Hendricks 133 127 162 126
Johnson 26 23 48 100
Madison 199 158 153 189
Morgan 52 75 66 87
Shelby 10 16 34 24
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Figure7:IndividualsReceivingResidentialDomesticViolenceServices,byCounty(excludesMarionCounty),FY2013-FY2016*
*Duetochangesindata reportingmethodsduringFY2016,onlypreliminarydatawereavailableandmaybeincomplete.FiscalYear =July1- June30DataSource:IndianaCoalition AgainstDomesticViolence
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ThenumberofindividualsinCentralIndianareceivingnon-residentialdomesticviolenceserviceshasalsodeclinedsincethe2013fiscalyearfrom6,231to4,245infiscalyear2016.Fiscalyear2016sawasignificantdecreaseinnumbersofMarionCountyresidentsandotherCentralIndianacounties.Therewasanotabledecreaseinparticipationinnon-residentialdomesticviolenceservicesamongHendricksCountyresidentsinthe2016fiscalyear,andasubstantialincreaseamongJohnsonCountyresidents.However,duetochangesinhowdatawerereportedtoICADVinthe2016fiscalyear,onlypreliminarynumberswereavailableatthetimeofthisreport,sothefiscalyear2016numbersmaybeincomplete.Thevastmajorityofvictimswhoreceivednon-residentialservicesresideinMarionCounty,followedbyHamiltonCounty.BooneandMorganCountiesgenerallyhavethefewestresidentsreceivingsuchservices.
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MarionCounty TotalofotherCentralINcounties*Duetochangesindata reportingmethodsduringFY2016,onlypreliminarydatawereavailableandmaybeincomplete.FiscalYear =July1- June30DataSource:IndianaCoalition AgainstDomesticViolence
FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016*Boone 41 27 29 19
Hamilton 883 754 816 815
Hancock 82 71 42 93
Hendricks 251 283 283 162
Johnson 275 167 182 310
Madison 183 168 143 172
Morgan 71 39 32 40
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Figure9:IndividualsReceivingNon-ResidentialDomesticViolenceServices,byCounty(excludesMarionCounty),FY2013-FY2016*
*Duetochangesindata reportingmethodsduringFY2016,onlypreliminarydatawereavailableandmaybeincomplete.FiscalYear =July1- June30DataSource:IndianaCoalition AgainstDomesticViolence
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BakerOneInitiativeTheDomesticViolenceNetworkhassupportedthesuccessfulimplementationoftheIndianapolisMetropolitanPoliceDepartment’s(IMPD)predictivepolicinginitiative,BakerOne.BakerOneisaproactiveapproachtopolicingthatinvolvesidentifyingindividualsatriskforperpetratingdomesticviolence,providingtheseindividualswithincreasedaccesstosupportiveservices,andpromotingaheightenedsystemresponseforincidentsinvolvingtheseindividuals.ImplementationoftheBakerOneinitiativehelpstoincreasevictimsafetyandperpetratoraccountability.Currently,BakerOnehasbeensuccessfullyimplementedinallsixIMPDdistrictsandintheBeechGrove,Lawrence,andSpeedwaypolicedistricts.IntheBakerOneapproach,officersrespondingtoadomesticviolenceincidentareaskedtocompleteadditionalpaperwork–commonlycalled“thepurplesheet”–thatcollectskeyinformationaboutthevictim,perpetrator,andwitnesses,aswellasinformationaboutknownlethalityfactorsthatserveaswarningsignsforfutureviolence.TheperpetratorsdeterminedtobeathighestriskforescalatingviolencearethendesignatedasBakerOneoffenders.Since2011,188individualshavebeenaddedtotheBakerOnelistofpotentiallyhigh-riskoffenders.Amongthoseindividuals,45%arestillactive,41%areinactive,and14%havebeenincarcerated.
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IMPDtracksthehomedistrictsofthepotentiallyhigh-riskoffendersaddedtotheBakerOnelist.Thevastmajority(96%)liveinanIMPDdistrict,whilethreeindividualsliveinLawrence,twoinBeechGrove,andoneinSpeedway.Therearetwoindividualsforwhichdistrictinformationisunknown.
AcrosstheBeechGrove,Lawrence,Speedway,andIMPDjurisdictions,therewere1,693domesticviolenceincidentsrecordedonthepurplesheetsin2015,whichis35%decreasefrom2014.PriortoFebruary2015,IMPDhadadedicatedstaffpersonreviewingtheincidents,butthatisnolongerthecase.In2015,therewere1,537uniquevictimsand1,512uniquesuspects.SeventeenoftheindividualsontheBakerOnelistwereinvolvedinincidentsin2015,makingupabout1%ofthesuspects.
Table4:DomesticViolenceIncidents,Victims,andSuspects,2014and2015 2014 2015 Total number of incidents 2,639 1,693 Unique Victims 2,161 1,537 Unique Suspects 2,501 1,512 High-risk Suspects involved in incidents 96 17 DataSource:IMPDDomesticViolencePurpleSheets.
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AcloserlookatthereportedincidentsshowsthevastmajoritywereinoneofthesixIMPDdistricts–94%in2014and91%in2015.Morethanone-halfoftheincidentsintheotheragencieswereinLawrence,whichsawagreatershareofincidentsin2015(7%)thanin2014(3%).In2014,2%ofincidentswereinBeechGrove,comparedto1%in2015,and1%ofthe2014and2015incidentswereinSpeedway.
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Figure14:PercentageofDomesticViolenceIncidentsbyAgency(excludesIMPD),2014and2015
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TheBakerOnepurplesheetsincludequestionsaboutthelethalityfactorsinvolvedintheincident.Figure15showsthepercentageofincidentsin2014and2015thatincludedeachlethalityfactor.Eachlethalityfactorwaspresentinatleastone-quarterofthedomesticviolenceincidentsin2014andone-fifthin2015.Thesharesof2015incidentsthatincludedeachlethalityfactorweresmallerthanorcomparabletothesharesin2014,withonenotableexception.In2015,childrenwitnessedmorethanthree-in-fourincidents(77%),1.75timesthe44%of2014incidentswithchildrenwitnessing.Thepercentageofincidentsinwhichthevictimsreportedpriorunreporteddomesticviolenceincidentswiththesuspectwasnotablydownin2015(35%),comparedwith2014(47%).
FatalitiesDuringthefiscalyearendingJune30,2015,therewereatleast11domesticviolencerelatedfatalitiesinthenine-countyareaservedbytheDomesticViolenceNetwork.Thisisthelowestnumberoffatalitiesinatleastafive-yearperiodandasignificantdecreasefromthepreviousfiscalyear.ThefiguresincludedinTable5belowdonotincludeperpetratorfatalities.
Table5:DomesticViolenceVictimFatalitiesinCentralIndiana FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 Trend
Fatalities as a direct result of DV in Central Indiana 23 14 12 17 11 FiscalYear=July1-June30DataSource:InformationcompiledbytheIndianaCoalitionAgainstDomesticViolence.
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2014 2015DataSource:IMPDDomesticViolencePurpleSheets.
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Eachyear,themajorityofthedomesticviolencevictimfatalitiesincentralIndianaoccurredinMarionCounty,whichsawadramaticdownwardtrendindomesticviolencefatalitiesduringJuly2010throughJune2013timeframebeforelevelingoffafteraslightincreaseinfiscalyear2014.AmongtheotherCentralIndianacounties,onlyBooneandShelbycountiesdidnotexperienceanydomesticviolencevictimfatalitiesduringthefive-yearperiod.
FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015Boone 0 0 0 0 0
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FiscalYear=July1- June30DataSource:InformationcompiledbytheIndianaCoalitionAgainstDomesticViolence.
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COMMUNITY-WIDEEFFORTSTOENDDOMESTICVIOLENCE:CWP3.0SincethefirstformalcommunityforumonfamilyviolenceinIndianapolisnearlytwentyyearsago,stakeholdersthroughoutCentralIndianahavebeencomingtogethertoidentifyservicegaps,trends,andintegratedapproachestoaddressdomesticviolencefromvariousperspectives.In2000,IndianapolisMayorBartPetersonledmorethan100citizensinaroundtablediscussionthatpromptedacallforacommunityactionplantoenddomesticviolence.Accordingly,thefirstFamilyViolenceCommunity-WidePlanwasissuedin2001.Fouryearslater,asecondMayor’sRoundtableidentifiednewprioritiesforaddressingdomesticviolence,includingpublicawarenessandeducation,economicjustice,healthandlegalissues,prevention,andtargetedoutreachtoHispanicpopulations.Thesecondformalcommunity-wideplan,“PeaceinourHomes:ACalltoEndDomesticAbuseinCentralIndiana,”wasreleasedin2009.Theplanservedasacatalystforestablishingacoordinatedcommunityresponse(CCR)bylayingthefoundationforestablishingastronger,moreeffectiveplaninIndianapolistoprotectvictimsandtheirfamiliesandholdperpetratorsaccountablefortheiractions.InOctober2013,DVNreleasedthethirdsuchplan,calledtheCommunity-WidePlantoEndDomesticViolence3.0(CWP3.0).TheapproachoftheCWP3.0isrootedinaframeworkcalledResultsAccountability.InResultsAccountability,thereisafocusonmakingameasureableimprovementinthequalityoflifefortheentirecommunity.Thereisrecognitionoftheimportanceofdrivingtowardbigpicture,measureablechange.ThedesiredresultofCWP3.0is:toenddomesticviolenceinCentralIndiana.Thisresultisatallorderforanycommunity,andCentralIndianaisnoexception.Successrequiresthecollectiveeffortoftheentirecommunity,andeveryresidenthasaroletoplay.Obviousstrategiesalone-suchasconnectingvictimstocrisisinterventionservicesorincarceratingpeoplewhobatterandabuse-willnotenddomesticviolence.Respondingtotheneedsofvictimsandconfrontingperpetratorsofviolencearebothimportantpiecesofthepuzzle,buttoenddomesticviolence,thewholecommunitymustparticipate.TheCWP3.0isfocusedontheachievementofcommunity-wideresultsfortargetedpopulationsthroughpopulation-levelstrategies.Specifically,DVNhasledthedevelopmentoftheCWP3.0throughthelensoftargetedresultsidentifiedfortargetedpopulations:CommunityMembers,Youth,PeoplewhoareVictimsorSurvivorsofDomesticViolence,andPeoplewhoBatterandAbuse.Progresstowardthedesiredresultswillbemeasuredbysixkeyindicators,asdetailedinTable5.
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Table 6: CWP 3.0 Targeted Populations, Desired Results, Indicators and Baseline Data
Targeted Population Desired Result Indicator(s) Baseline
(Year) Update
Community Members
All community members are aware of domestic violence, are educated about resources to prevent it, and are active participants in preventing domestic violence from occurring in the community.
# of community members who have taken the No More Pledge (as measured by the No More Campaign)
363 (10/1/2012
– 9/30/2013)
421 (10/1/2013
– 9/30/2014)
Youth
All youth will engage in healthy relationships and are able to recognize and respond to unhealthy relationships.
% of Indiana high schools students who were ever hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend during the past 12 months (according to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
11.3% (2011)
10.0% (2015)
People who are Victims or Survivors of Domestic Violence
All victims or survivors of domestic violence will safely and sustainably exit domestic violence situations.
# of domestic violence fatalities (as tracked by the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence) # of victims in domestic violence emergency shelters or transitional housing (as tracked by the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence)
12 (FY 2013)
5,069 (FY 2013)
11 (FY 2015)
3,692 (FY 2015)
People who Batter and Abuse
All people who batter and abuse will be held accountable for their actions in ways that promote victim safety and engagement in services to cease battering behaviors.
# of participants successfully completing batterer intervention programs (as tracked by the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence) % of batterers who are convicted and are not involved in an IMPD incident within one year of conviction (as tracked by the Domestic Violence Database)
1,293 (2015)
67.4% (2011)
1,293 (2015)
64.3% (2012)
Additionally,CWP3.0includesperformancemeasuresusedtoevaluatewhetherthestrategiesareeffectivelyachievingtheiraims.Performancemeasureshavebeenaddedovertimetoreflecttheworkthatishappeninginthecommunity.DVNintendstoreleaseanupdatedStateofDomesticViolenceinCentralIndianaReportonanannualbasisaspartofitscommitmenttoeducatingandengagingthecommunitytoenddomesticviolence.ThereportwillshareannualprogresstowardthedesiredresultsofCWP3.0,aswellasotherrelevantdata,asavailable.
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CALLTOACTIONInordertohavecommunity-wideimpact,acommunity-wideplanmustengagepartnersfromacrossthecommunity.Itisonlythroughtheleveragingofresources,aligningofactions,andfocusingonpowerfulstrategies,thatdomesticviolencecanendinthiscommunity.ThenextiterationoftheCommunity-WidePlantoEndDomesticViolenceisscheduledforreleaseinearly2017.Participationfromacrosssectors,populations,andareasofthecommunitywillbeintegraltoitssuccess.Whatcanyoudo?EndingdomesticviolenceinCentralIndianarequiresthateverymemberofthecommunitydohisorherpart.Hereareseveralwaystogetinvolvedincommunity-wideeffortstohelpenddomesticviolence.
• Engageinthenewcommunity-wideplantobereleasedinearly2017.
• TaketheNoMorePledge,ifyouhaven’tdonesoalready.Gotowww.indianasaysnomore.com,andtakethePledge.YouwillreceiveregularupdatesandlearnaboutwaysYOUcancontributetoendingdomesticviolenceinCentralIndiana.
• ReadandsharefutureissuesoftheStateofDomesticViolenceinCentralIndianaReport,releasedeachfall.Downloadthereportatwww.dvnconnect.org.
• Hostorparticipateintraining(s)aboutvarioustopicsrelatedtoendingdomesticviolence.Tolearnmore,visitwww.dvnconnect.org/resources.
• Recruityourcolleagues,youremployer,yourfaithcommunity,andyourfamilyandfriendstojoinyouinyourcommitmenttoenddomesticviolenceinCentralIndiana.Besureto“like”theDomesticViolenceNetworkonFacebookandfollowusonTwitter.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSTheDomesticViolenceNetworkthankstheindividualswhocontributedtheirexpertisetothedevelopmentofthe2016StateofDomesticViolenceinCentralIndianaReportandtheorganizationswhichtheyrepresent.Together,wecanenddomesticviolenceinourcommunity.MatthewAndradeIndianapolisMetropolitanPoliceDepartmentKellyGreyIndianaCoalitionAgainstDomesticViolenceRonGuidotti,Jr.Connect2HelpAnnHartmanConnect2HelpJessicaMarcumIndianaCoalitionAgainstDomesticViolence
DonitaRobertsShelteringWingsLindaRodgersPrevail,Inc.MelissaStantonAlternatives,Inc.PamTestaTheJulianCenter
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