What is Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Services is a private, non-profit organization serving 13 towns in South Central Connecticut. Since 1977, they have been working to give victims of domestic violence the support they need to take charge of their lives and to free themselves and their children from the threat or reality of abuse.
The mission of Domestic Violence Services is to create an environment that supports individual safety and breaks the cycle of domestic violence.
Domestic Violence Services in Great New Haven
24-Hour Crisis Hotline : (203) 736-9944
The new website for Domestic Violence Services in Great New Haven can be found at http://www.bghealth.org/umbrella/The%20Umbrella.htm
 What is Domestic Violence Services?
Domestic Violence Services are organisations that work to give victims of domestic violence the support they need to take charge of their lives and to free themselves and their children from the threat or reality of abuse.
State and National Statistics
- Since 1987, there have been 402 domestic violence homicides in Connecticut, including cases of murder/suicides.
- In 2005, there were 25 deaths due to domestic violence (including 7 murder/suicides).
- In 2004, there were 35 deaths due to domestic violence (including 5 murder/suicides) - the highest number in one year since 1988. (Connecticut Statistical Analysis Center of Central CT State University and the Connecticut Department of Public Safety)
- In 2001, more than ¾ of violent victimizations against women were committed by someone known to them. (US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics)
- In 2005 there were 2,342 domestic violence arrest incidents logged by the police in the DVS 13-town service area. Children were involved or present in 40.6% of these incidents, higher than the statewide average of 38.7%. (CT Department of Public Safety, 2005)
- Every year an estimated 2.1 million older Americans are victims of physical, psychological, and other forms of abuse and neglect. (American Psychological Association, 2005)
- In a recent survey, 44% of respondents personally experienced domestic violence's impact in the workplace, most frequently because a co-worker was a victim. (Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence, 2005)
- One in five teens in a serious relationship reports having been hit, slapped or pushed by a partner. (Teenage Research Unlimited, 2005)
- Nearly 25% of all cases of intentional animal cruelty also involved some form of family violence. Over 20% of domestic violence victims reported delaying leaving the abusive relationship out of fear for their pets' safety. (Humane Society of the United States Report of Animal Cruelty Cases, 2001)
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