Domestic Violence Services

Community Advocacy Programs are available in the following counties;

Community Advocacy programs focus on  

• Immediate Arrest Intervention
• 24 Hour Services
• Safety Planning
• Accompaniment to Court
• Information and Referral
• Advocacy and Support
• Spanish/English services
• Community Education Programs

Facts About Domestic Violence

• 13 women and 10 children were murdered in Minnesota in 2003 as the result of domestic violence. Minnesota Coalition for Battered women 2003 Femicide Report.
• In 2003, 6,347 women and 6,578 children were provided with emergency safe housing. Office of Justice Programs, Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
• In 2003, almost 65,000 primary and secondary victims received services from Minnesota's battered women's programs. Office of Justice Programs, Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
• One of every three homeless women in MN is homeless at least in part due to domestic violence. Wilder Research Center, 2003
• 70 percent of domestic violence victims were victimized more than once in 2001. Domestic violence victims accounted for over a quarter of all violent crime victims in 2001. 2002 Minnesota Crime Survey
• Over 80 percent of victims of domestic violence in MN did not report the incidents to law enforcement. 2002 Minnesota Crime Survey
• 13,016 Orders for Protection were filed in Minnesota in 2003. Minnesota State Court Administrator's Office