Statistics Packed With A Punch

"Comfort the troubled, and trouble the comfortable." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

59% of Texas victims who requested shelter in 2023 were referred elsewhere “due to lack of space.” Texas Public Radio, 2024

200+ victims died from domestic violence in Texas last year. Texas Council of Family Violence, 2023

2022 second highest homicide rate in 10 years Texas Observer, 2024

83% domestic violence fatalities were women <Texas Observer, 2024

39% higher risk of homicide for pregnant and postpartum women Texas Public Radio, 2024

64 Texas counties recorded at least one death from family violence in 2023 Honoring Texas Victims, TCFV, 2023

179 Women killed in Texas from family violence in 2023Honoring Texas Victims, TCFV, 2023

52% Homicide victims by an intimate partner made attempts to leave or planned to go Honoring Texas Victims, TCFV, 2023

1,444 Unmet requests for help on one day in Texas National Network to End Domestic Violence, Texas, 2023

1 in 3 Women experienced sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetime. (That's 43.6 Million) Centers for Disease Control

$103,767 The average cost of emergency care for intimate partner violence during a lifetime women. The average cost for men is $23,414. Centers for Disease Control

61 The percentage of women who are stalked by a current or former male partner who are also physically abused by that partner National Center for Victims of Crime

99 The percentage of financial abuse that occurs in all domestic violence cases. The number one reason domestic violence survivors stay or return to the abusive relationship is because the abuser controls their money supply, leaving them with no financial resources to break free. National Network to End Domestic Violence, 2017

500% The chances of death by firearm when a weapon is present in a domestic violence relationship Department of Justice, 2020