Making the Case for Domestic Violence Prevention Through the Lens of Cost-Benefit
A Manual for Domestic Violence Prevention Practitioners
(and the State and Local Policy-Makers They Present to)
California Data On Intimate Partner Violence
On the state level, incidence data implying the great social costs of domestic violence are also collected, such as the following provided by the California Department of Justice:
| DV calls to law enforcement for assistance | 196,880 |
| Arrests for spousal abuse per Penal Code Section 273.5 (41,885 men and 9,340 women) |
51,225 |
| Homicides (DV as Precipitating Event) | 147 |
| Adult Felony Arrestees Convicted & Sentenced for Spousal Abuse (PC 273.5) |
12,132 |
The Prevalence of Domestic Violence in California, p.40,
Prepared by the California Research Bureau of the California State Library, using data provided by the California Department of Justice.
Also collected by the state of California Department of Health Services (DHS) are additional state-specific (California) data such as these:
The Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control Branch (EPIC) of DHS analyzes the data to identify injuries to females by their spouse or partner. For 1998, DHS’s EPIC branch reported that 2,116 women over 12 years old were hospitalized due to violent injuries; 157 of these women reported that injuries were caused by their spouse or partner. For 2000, DHS reported 1,915 women over 12 years old were hospitalized due to violent injuries; 156 of these women reported that their spouse or partner caused the injuries.
The Prevalence of Domestic Violence in California, p.51,
Prepared by the California Research Bureau of the California State Library, using data provided by the California Department of Justice.
The Prevalence of Domestic Violence in California
Numerous excerpts from the California Research Bureau (CRB) study, The Prevalence of Domestic Violence in California by Alicia Bugarin, have been quoted throughout this manual. The CRB has reported that there are many incomplete areas of domestic violence and its reporting. Please keep in mind the limitations of statistics related to the incidence and prevalence of domestic violence.
The Prevalence of Domestic Violence in California can be ordered from the CRB, California State Library; 900 N Street, Suite 300; P.O. Box 942837; Sacramento, CA. 94237-0001. Tel: (916) 653-7843.
DATA SETS
A good resource for national and state data related to violence against women can be found on VAWnet (see box below). These data sets represent many research studies and are based on surveys, questionnaires, interviews, or a review of records. The information in a data set is usually assigned number values and organized electronically into a table. This allows researchers or domestic violence prevention advocates to analyze the data.
The Data Sets On & Related to Violence Against Women
This resource page features a compilation of publicly accessible online data sets on violence against women, and provides information about utilizing and/or analyzing data to enhance the work of advocates and others working to end domestic and sexual violence. Tables of national and state data sets include live links to data sets, annotations, and related information. This resource page also includes some considerations around the credibility, value and limitations of research and data collection methods, links to research reports and publications, and information for researchers.
Developed by the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) in collaboration with the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC). http://www.vawnet.org/DomesticViolence/Research/OtherPubs/VAWDataSets.php#VAW.