Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence in Arizona

• In Arizona, individuals committing domestic violence for the first or second time are not directly charged with a domestic violence offense; only upon the third incident is a charge specifically labeled as domestic violence. Instead, first and second-time offenders face charges to which 'domestic violence flags' are subsequently attached.

• In Arizona in 2010, law enforcement made 25,376 domestic violence-flagged arrests, an increase of 17.8% over arrests in 2001. Many other incidents were not reported to police or did not end in arrests.

• Between 2001 and 2010, when controlling for population, arrests for domestic violence aggravated assault increased 82%.

• The most common sentence for a perpetrator convicted of aggravated domestic violence (third offense) was probation.

• There were 109 domestic violence-related deaths in Arizona in 2014.

• Arizona ranks fifth in the United States for domestic violence rates, where approximately 42.6% of women and 33.4% of men encounter physical violence, sexual violence, or stalking from an intimate partner. An estimated 304,000 women in Arizona have experienced stalking by their intimate partners. Furthermore, in 2019, the state witnessed 96 deaths related to domestic violence.

Did You Know?

• 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men in the United States have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner.

• On a typical day, domestic violence hotlines receive approximately 21,000 calls, an average of close to 15 calls every minute.

• Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime.

• The presence of a gun in the home during a domestic violence incident increases the risk of homicide by at least 500%.

• 72% of all murder-suicides involve an intimate partner; 94% of the victims of these crimes are female.

Against Abuse,
Casa Grande

Alice's Place,
Winslow

Ama Doo Alchini Bighan,
Chinle

Catholic Charities Community Services,
Flagstaff

Flagstaff Shelter Services,
Flagstaff

Gila County Safe Home,
Globe

Hope Cottage,
Flagstaff

Mount Graham Safe House,
Safford

New Hope Ranch,
St. Johns

Northland Family Help Center,
Flagstaff

Page Regional Domestic Violence Services,
Page

White Mountain S.A.F.E. House,
Pinetop

Emerge! Center Against DV,
Tucson

Forgach House,
Sierra Vista

House of Hope,
Douglas

Genesis House Shelter,
Green Valley

Mariposa Wings to Safety,
Nogales

Our House/Nuestra Casa,
Nogales

Tohono O'odham Nation
Domestic Violence Program,

Amberly’s Place,
Yuma

Arizona Child and Family Advocacy Network,
Prescott

Colorado River Regional Crisis Shelter,
Parker

Kingman Aid to Abused People,
Kingman

Peach Springs DV Shelter,
Peach Springs

Safe House,
Bullhead City

Safe House Shelter,
Yuma

Time Out, Inc.,
Payson

Verde Valley Sanctuary,
Sedona

Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation DV Program,
Fort McDowell

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DeColores,
Phoenix

MOMA’s House,
Laveen Village

Sojourner Center,
Phoenix

The Salvation Army Elim House Domestic Violence Shelter,
Phoenix

A New Leaf’s Faith House,
Glendale

Eve’s Place,
Peoria

New Life Center,
Goodyear

Purple Ribbon Council to Prevent Domestic Abuse,
Peoria

A New Leaf,
Mesa

Autumn House Domestic Violence Shelter,
Mesa

DOVES, Domestic Older Victims Empower and Safety,
Phoenix

My Sister’s Place,
Chandler

Shelter Without Walls,
Phoenix

Chrysalis,
Phoenix