• Harris County led the state in women killed by their intimate parner with 34 women (22%) in 2015.
*Source: Texas Council on Family Violence
• In 2015, Harris County had the highest percentage of calls to the Domestic Violence Hotline.
• The 2014-2015 Harris County Community Plan reported more than 250,000 women in domestic violence situations.
• In 2014, the Houston Police Department alone tallied 23,512 reported incidents of domestic violence.
• 1 in 4 women experience domestic abuse in their lifetime.
FACTS FOR TEXAS
2015 Family Violence by the Numbers
Women Killed: 158
Family Violence Incidents: 194,872
Adults and Children Served: 69,107*
Adults and Children Sheltered: 24,391**
Adults and Children receiving nonresidential services (i.e., counseling, legal advocacy, etc.): 45,478**
Unmet Requests for Shelter: 15,869
Hotline calls answered: 183,294*
2014 Family Violence by the Numbers
Women Killed: 132
Family Violence Incidents: 185,817
Adults and Children Sheltered: 23,311
Adults and Children receiving nonresidential services (i.e., counseling, legal advocacy, etc.): 61,119
Adults denied shelter (due to lack of space): 39%
Unmet Requests for Shelter: 14,801
Hotline calls answered: 185,373
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