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2016

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TableofContents

ABOUTTHISREPORT.......................................................................................................1

VICTIMSANDSURVIVORSOFDOMESTICVIOLENCE......................................................3

CrisisCallsRelatedtoDomesticViolence....................................................................3

DemographicsofVictims..............................................................................................5

ParticipationinServices...............................................................................................7

BakerOneInitiative....................................................................................................10

Fatalities......................................................................................................................13

COMMUNITY-WIDEEFFORTSTOENDDOMESTICVIOLENCE:CWP3.0.......................15

CALLTOACTION............................................................................................................17

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.................................................................................................18

StateofDomesticViolenceinCentralIndiana,2016

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ABOUTTHISREPORTDomesticviolenceoccursinallcommunitiesandaffectsindividualsfromallwalksoflife.Nationalstudies,suchastheNationalCrimeVictimizationSurvey,theNationalIntimatePartnerandSexualViolenceSurvey,andtheTweenandTeenDatingViolenceandAbuseStudysupportthisnotion,whilealsopointingoutthatsomegroupsaredisproportionatelyaffectedbydomesticviolence.Understandingwhoismostatriskiskeytodeveloping–andmeasuringtheimpactof–powerfulstrategiestopreventandenddomesticviolence.Yet,whileweknowthatdomesticviolenceisall-toocommon,itisverydifficulttofindreliable,accuratedataaboutdomesticviolenceprevalenceandincidenceinthecommunity.Tobeclear:Nooneshouldbevictimizedbydomesticviolence.Thepurposeofassessingpatternsandtrendsofdomesticviolencevictimizationistogenerateinformationthatcanbeusedbycommunitystakeholdersandpolicy-makerstomakeinformeddecisionsaboutprograms,services,policies,andinitiativestoenddomesticviolenceinCentralIndiana.The“StateofDomesticViolenceinCentralIndiana”reportwascreatedtoincreaseaccesstokeydataaboutdomesticviolenceinourcommunity.ThisreportpresentsanupdateonthestateofdomesticviolenceinCentralIndianabasedonsimilarreportscompiledin2015,2014,2013,2011,and2008.Itincludesupdatedinformationontheavailablecommunitydata,community-wideeffortstoenddomesticviolenceinCentralIndiana,andwaysthatcommunitymemberscangetinvolvedinthoseefforts.Forthepurposesofthisreport,CentralIndianaisdefinedasIndianapolis(MarionCounty)andtheeightsurroundingcounties:Boone,Hamilton,Hancock,Hendricks,Johnson,Madison,Morgan,andShelby.Ideally,alldatawouldbeprovidedbycountyaswellasinaggregateforCentralIndianaasawhole.Insomecases,thisidealcannotbeachievedanddataarepresentedatthestate-level.TherearealsosomedataprovidedforIndianapolisorMarionCountyalone.Becausethepurposeofthisreportistoexpandcollectiveknowledgeabouttheissueofdomesticviolenceinthecommunity,thereportincludesdatathatdonotmeettheidealbutdocontainvaluableinformation.Itisnotintendedtoindicatethatanyparticularcommunityisofgreaterimportance.DVNcontinuestoworkwithpartnerstoincreasetheavailabilityofdomesticviolence-relateddatathroughoutCentralIndiana.Thedatacontainedinthisreportwereprovidedfromavarietyofsources,whicharenotedthroughout.Itisimportanttorememberthatthedataarelimitedtoreportedinformation–reportstoservicesproviders,crisislines,lawenforcementagencies-anddonotcapturethethousandsofincidentsofdomesticviolencethatareunreportednorthethousandsofsecondaryvictimsofdomesticviolence,includingthechildrenwhowitnesshorrificeventsatthehandsofabusers.Additionally,whenconsideringtrendinformation,itisimportanttoconsiderthatincreasesordecreasesinthetrendsdonotnecessarilyindicateincreasesor


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decreasesintheprevalenceofdomesticviolence,butrather,theycouldindicatechangesinreportingpatternsamongvictims.Whiledataalonecannotprovideanswerstoallofthequestionswemayhave,itisausefultoolinlearningmoreabout,communicating,andunderstandingdomesticviolenceinCentralIndiana.


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VICTIMSANDSURVIVORSOFDOMESTICVIOLENCE

Thedataincludedinthissectionofthereportprovideamulti-perspectiveviewondomesticviolencevictimization,includingcallsforassistance,participationinservices,BakerOneincidents,anddomesticviolencefatalities.

CrisisCallsRelatedtoDomesticViolenceTherearefivemainprovidersofphone-basedinformation,referral,andimmediatecrisissupportfordomesticviolenceinCentralIndiana,including:TheJulianCenter(MarionCounty),ShelteringWings(HendricksCounty),Alternatives,Inc.(MadisonCounty),Prevail(HamiltonCounty),andtheIndianaCoalitionAgainstDomesticViolence(statewide).Formostoftheagencies,thecallvolumevariedonlyslightlyfromyear-to-year,andforallfiveagencies,thetotalnumberofcallsrangedfromabout16,500to23,000andaveragedabout3,300callsperyear,from2010to2012.However,in2013,TheJulianCenterreceivedover160%morecallsthanin2012,andthenumberofcallscontinuedtoincreasein2014and2015.CallstoTheJulianCentermadeupaboutone-halfofthetotalcallstoalloftheagencieswithavailabledatain2013and2014andaboutthree-fifthsin2015.

Table1:CentralIndianaDomesticViolenceCrisisCalls,byAgency,2010-2015 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Trend Connect2Help 3,085 3,500 3,667 3,329 3,782 3,172 Julian Center 5,203 5,637 5,735 9,516 11,078 13,701 Sheltering Wings* 1,415 853 >1,000 ̴ 1,000 850 754 Alternatives, Inc. 4,230 3,689 3,105 3,262 3,503 3,943 Prevail 2,704 2,819 2,918 1,873 1,576 1,188 ICADV ** ** 631 ** ** **

Total 16,637 16,498 17,056 18,980 20,789 22,758 Average/ Agency 3,327Ɨ 3,300Ɨ 3,285* 3,796*Ɨ 4,158Ɨ 4,552Ɨ *Valueassumesexactly1,000callstoShelteringWings**DataunavailableƗExcludesICADVDataSource:Agencyself-reportdata.


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AcloserlookatdomesticviolencecallsforassistancetoConnect2Help2-1-1suggeststhatthevastmajorityofcallsforassistancecomefromMarionCounty.Thetotalnumberofcallshasrangedfrom3,000-4,000eachyear.AsseeninFigure1,thenumberofcallsinMarionCountyandintheotherCentralIndianacountiestrendedupwardsince2010,but2015hadthefewestnumberofcallsinMarionCountysince2010.Thesurroundingcountiessawadipincallvolumein2015butstillrelativelyconsistentwithpreviousyears.

Amongthesurroundingcounties,callsforassistancetoConnect2HelpwerehighestfromHendricks,Johnson,andMadisonCounties.OnlyShelbyandBooneCountieshadincreasedcallvolumefrom2014to2015,buttheincreaseswereslight.CallsfromHamilton,Johnson,andMadisonCountiesweresubstantiallyfewerin2015.Withonly48callscomparedtolastyear’s70,HamiltonCounty’scallswerethelowesttheyhaveeverbeeninthepastsixyears.HancockCountyalsohadthefewestcallssinceatleast2010,andwasthecountyfromwhichthefewestcallswerereceivedin2015.

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Figure1:Connect2HelpDomesticViolenceCrisisCalls- ComparisonofMarionCountywithSurroundingCounties,2010-2015

Marion TotalofOtherCentralINCountiesDataSource:Connect2Help2-1-1.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Boone 12 18 8 16 21 17

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Figure2:Connect2HelpDomesticViolenceCrisisCalls,byCounty(excludesMarionCounty),2010-2015

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AsnapshotofcallerstotheConnect2HelpDomesticViolenceNavigationHubin2015revealedthatthemostcommonresourcetowhichcallerswerereferredwasshelter,withmostcallers(88%)receivingashelterreferral.Seventeenpercentofcallerswerereferredtocounselingorcrisiscenters,5%werereferredtolawenforcement,and3%toaprosecutor.Only1%ofcallersreceivedreferralstomentalhealthfacilities,andfewerthan1%werereferredtohospitalsorsexualassaultcenters.

DemographicsofVictimsCallersseekingassistancethroughConnect2Helpareaskedtoprovidebasicdemographicinformation.Amongthealmost3,500domesticviolencevictimswhoplacedcallsto2-1-1forhelpinCentralIndianaduring2015,95%arefemale,4%aremale,and1%didnotsharetheirgender.Morethan3,400secondaryvictimswereidentifiedthroughthecalls.

Table2:CentralIndianaDomesticViolenceVictims,asReportedtoConnect2Helpin2015 2015 Total number of primary victims 3,486

Female 3,312 Male 128 Unknown 46

Total number of secondary victims 3,436 Total number of victims 6,922 DataSource:Connect2Help2-1-1.

Theshareofvictimswhoself-identifyasCaucasianwhentheycall2-1-1isgenerallyaboutthesameasthesharewhoself-identifyasAfricanAmerican.2014sawthegreatestdifferenceinthepercentagesofcallerswhoidentifyasAfricanAmericancomparedwithasmallersharewhoidentifyasCaucasian.Thepercentageofvictimswhoself-identifyasHispanichasremainedrelativelyconstantoverthesix-yearperiod.Importantly,theshareofcallerswho

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didnotprovideraceinformationincreaseddramaticallybetween2011and2012andremainedalargepercentagethrough2015.Eachyearsince2012,theracesofbetweenone-quarterandone-thirdofvictimsareunknown,soitisimpossibletogetatruesenseoftrends.

Domesticviolencevictimsseekingassistancefrom2-1-1wereaskedtoindicatetheirrelationshipstotheabusers.Duringthesix-yearperiodof2010through2015,41%ofcallersdidnotindicatetheirrelationshipwiththeirabuser.However,amongthosewhodidsharethenatureoftherelationship,themostcommonrelationshiptypewas“intimatepartner”.However,in2015,“formerpartner”replaced“spouse”asthesecondmostcommonrelationshiptype.Theleastcommonrelationshiptypewas“ex-spouse”,whichwassignificantlylesscommonthanthe“formerpartner”relationshiptype.

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*Note:Duetothesmall Ns,NativeAmerican,Asian/PacificIslander,andOtherracialcategorieswerenotincludedDataSource:Connect2Help2-1-1.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015IntimatePartner 940 949 1,222 1,232 1,067 1068

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ParticipationinServicesTherearemorethan100partnersandserviceprovidersinIndianaworkingtoenddomesticviolenceinIndiana,themajorityofwhicharelocatedinCentralIndiana.Emergencyshelters,suchasTheJulianCenterinIndianapolis,providetheinitialavenueforpeopletoexitanabusiverelationship.Inaddition,CentralIndianaishometofourprogramsthatprovidetransitionalhousingforvictimsofdomesticviolence:Alternatives,Inc.,CoburnPlaceSafeHaven,TheJulianCenter,andShelteringWings.TransitionalHousinggivespeopleasafeplacetomakethelong-termchangesnecessarytobecomeself-sufficient,sotheydonotreturntotheirabusers.Multipleorganizationsoperatecrisislinestoguidevictimstoimmediatesafetyandlong-termsupportiveservices.TheIndianaCoalitionAgainstDomesticViolence(ICADV)collectsaggregatedataforresidentialservicesinthestateofIndiana.Table3presentsdomesticviolenceresidentialservicedataforvictimsinIndianawhoreceivedshelteraswellasthosewhoweredeniedaccesstoshelterfromthe2011fiscalyearthroughthe2016fiscalyear.DuetochangesinreportingmethodstoICADVduringthe2016fiscalyear,onlypreliminarynumbersforfiscalyear2016wereavailableatthetimeofthisreport,sothedatamaybeincomplete.Denialofshelterwasattributedtotworeasons:alackofsheltercapacityortheindividual/family’sneedswerenotappropriatefortheshelter(e.g.,non-domesticviolencerelatedhomelessness).Thetotaldaysofshelterandthenumberofindividualsdeniedshelterweregreatestduringthe2016fiscalyear.Thevastmajorityofindividualsweredeniedshelterbecausetheirneedswereinappropriatefortheservicesoftheprogram.Table3:DomesticViolenceResidential1ServiceData(Indiana),asreportedtoIndianaCoalitionAgainstDomesticViolence,FY2011–FY2016* FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016* Total victims sheltered 10,742 10,928 11,719 10,531 9,854 9,277

Women sheltered 6,194 6,186 6,819 6,136 5,817 5,433 Children sheltered 4,532 4,724 4,868 4,349 3,945 3,844 Men sheltered 16 18 32 46 92 113

Total days of shelter 201,419 200,145 220,119 133,086 196,034 239,133 Individuals denied shelter 4,919 4,996 4,438 4,493 4,063 6,911

Denied due to needs inappropriate to program services

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Denied because program over capacity 1,564 964 601 1,743 1,235 1,186

FiscalYear=July1-June30 *DuetochangesinreportingmethodsinFY2016,onlypreliminarynumberswereavailableandmaybeincomplete.

DataSource:IndianaCoalitionAgainstDomesticViolence.1“Residential”servicesincludeon-sitemanagedorsponsored(hotel,safehouse,residenceofvolunteersofferingprivatehomesforshort-termcrisis)orothertemporaryhousingarrangedbyserviceprovider.


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ICADVcollectscounty-leveldataondomesticviolencevictims’engagementinresidentialandnon-residentialdomesticviolenceservicesbasedonthevictim’scountyofresidence.DuetochangesinmethodsofreportingtoICADVduringthe2016fiscalyear,onlypreliminarynumberswereavailableatthetimeofthisreport,sothefiscalyear2016datamaybeincomplete.ThetotalnumberofindividualslivinginCentralIndianawhoreceivedresidentialdomesticviolenceserviceshassteadilydeclinedfromthe2013fiscalyear(5,069)tothe2016fiscalyear(3,366).TheoveralldeclineisduetofewervictimsinMarionCountyreceivingresidentialserviceseachyear.ThevastmajorityofvictimseachyearwereMarionCountyresidents,followedbyresidentsofMadisonandHendricksCounties.WhilethenumbersofvictimsfromMarionCountyhasdropped,thenumbersfromotherCentralIndianacountieshaveremainedfairlyconsistent.ThecountiesthatgenerallyhavethefewestresidentswhoreceiveresidentialservicesareHancockandShelby.

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Figure6:IndividualsReceivingResidentialDomesticViolenceServices-ComparisonofMarionCountywithSurroundingCounties,

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MarionCounty TotalofotherCentralINcounties

*Duetochangesindata reportingmethodsduringFY2016,onlypreliminarydatawereavailableandmaybeincomplete.FiscalYear =July1- June30DataSource:IndianaCoalition AgainstDomesticViolence.

FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016*Boone 16 35 11 6

Hamilton 67 63 32 42

Hancock 39 24 18 4

Hendricks 133 127 162 126

Johnson 26 23 48 100

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Morgan 52 75 66 87

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Figure7:IndividualsReceivingResidentialDomesticViolenceServices,byCounty(excludesMarionCounty),FY2013-FY2016*

*Duetochangesindata reportingmethodsduringFY2016,onlypreliminarydatawereavailableandmaybeincomplete.FiscalYear =July1- June30DataSource:IndianaCoalition AgainstDomesticViolence


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ThenumberofindividualsinCentralIndianareceivingnon-residentialdomesticviolenceserviceshasalsodeclinedsincethe2013fiscalyearfrom6,231to4,245infiscalyear2016.Fiscalyear2016sawasignificantdecreaseinnumbersofMarionCountyresidentsandotherCentralIndianacounties.Therewasanotabledecreaseinparticipationinnon-residentialdomesticviolenceservicesamongHendricksCountyresidentsinthe2016fiscalyear,andasubstantialincreaseamongJohnsonCountyresidents.However,duetochangesinhowdatawerereportedtoICADVinthe2016fiscalyear,onlypreliminarynumberswereavailableatthetimeofthisreport,sothefiscalyear2016numbersmaybeincomplete.Thevastmajorityofvictimswhoreceivednon-residentialservicesresideinMarionCounty,followedbyHamiltonCounty.BooneandMorganCountiesgenerallyhavethefewestresidentsreceivingsuchservices.

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FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016*Boone 41 27 29 19

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Figure9:IndividualsReceivingNon-ResidentialDomesticViolenceServices,byCounty(excludesMarionCounty),FY2013-FY2016*

*Duetochangesindata reportingmethodsduringFY2016,onlypreliminarydatawereavailableandmaybeincomplete.FiscalYear =July1- June30DataSource:IndianaCoalition AgainstDomesticViolence


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BakerOneInitiativeTheDomesticViolenceNetworkhassupportedthesuccessfulimplementationoftheIndianapolisMetropolitanPoliceDepartment’s(IMPD)predictivepolicinginitiative,BakerOne.BakerOneisaproactiveapproachtopolicingthatinvolvesidentifyingindividualsatriskforperpetratingdomesticviolence,providingtheseindividualswithincreasedaccesstosupportiveservices,andpromotingaheightenedsystemresponseforincidentsinvolvingtheseindividuals.ImplementationoftheBakerOneinitiativehelpstoincreasevictimsafetyandperpetratoraccountability.Currently,BakerOnehasbeensuccessfullyimplementedinallsixIMPDdistrictsandintheBeechGrove,Lawrence,andSpeedwaypolicedistricts.IntheBakerOneapproach,officersrespondingtoadomesticviolenceincidentareaskedtocompleteadditionalpaperwork–commonlycalled“thepurplesheet”–thatcollectskeyinformationaboutthevictim,perpetrator,andwitnesses,aswellasinformationaboutknownlethalityfactorsthatserveaswarningsignsforfutureviolence.TheperpetratorsdeterminedtobeathighestriskforescalatingviolencearethendesignatedasBakerOneoffenders.Since2011,188individualshavebeenaddedtotheBakerOnelistofpotentiallyhigh-riskoffenders.Amongthoseindividuals,45%arestillactive,41%areinactive,and14%havebeenincarcerated.

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IMPDtracksthehomedistrictsofthepotentiallyhigh-riskoffendersaddedtotheBakerOnelist.Thevastmajority(96%)liveinanIMPDdistrict,whilethreeindividualsliveinLawrence,twoinBeechGrove,andoneinSpeedway.Therearetwoindividualsforwhichdistrictinformationisunknown.

AcrosstheBeechGrove,Lawrence,Speedway,andIMPDjurisdictions,therewere1,693domesticviolenceincidentsrecordedonthepurplesheetsin2015,whichis35%decreasefrom2014.PriortoFebruary2015,IMPDhadadedicatedstaffpersonreviewingtheincidents,butthatisnolongerthecase.In2015,therewere1,537uniquevictimsand1,512uniquesuspects.SeventeenoftheindividualsontheBakerOnelistwereinvolvedinincidentsin2015,makingupabout1%ofthesuspects.

Table4:DomesticViolenceIncidents,Victims,andSuspects,2014and2015 2014 2015 Total number of incidents 2,639 1,693 Unique Victims 2,161 1,537 Unique Suspects 2,501 1,512 High-risk Suspects involved in incidents 96 17 DataSource:IMPDDomesticViolencePurpleSheets.

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AcloserlookatthereportedincidentsshowsthevastmajoritywereinoneofthesixIMPDdistricts–94%in2014and91%in2015.Morethanone-halfoftheincidentsintheotheragencieswereinLawrence,whichsawagreatershareofincidentsin2015(7%)thanin2014(3%).In2014,2%ofincidentswereinBeechGrove,comparedto1%in2015,and1%ofthe2014and2015incidentswereinSpeedway.

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TheBakerOnepurplesheetsincludequestionsaboutthelethalityfactorsinvolvedintheincident.Figure15showsthepercentageofincidentsin2014and2015thatincludedeachlethalityfactor.Eachlethalityfactorwaspresentinatleastone-quarterofthedomesticviolenceincidentsin2014andone-fifthin2015.Thesharesof2015incidentsthatincludedeachlethalityfactorweresmallerthanorcomparabletothesharesin2014,withonenotableexception.In2015,childrenwitnessedmorethanthree-in-fourincidents(77%),1.75timesthe44%of2014incidentswithchildrenwitnessing.Thepercentageofincidentsinwhichthevictimsreportedpriorunreporteddomesticviolenceincidentswiththesuspectwasnotablydownin2015(35%),comparedwith2014(47%).

FatalitiesDuringthefiscalyearendingJune30,2015,therewereatleast11domesticviolencerelatedfatalitiesinthenine-countyareaservedbytheDomesticViolenceNetwork.Thisisthelowestnumberoffatalitiesinatleastafive-yearperiodandasignificantdecreasefromthepreviousfiscalyear.ThefiguresincludedinTable5belowdonotincludeperpetratorfatalities.

Table5:DomesticViolenceVictimFatalitiesinCentralIndiana FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 Trend

Fatalities as a direct result of DV in Central Indiana 23 14 12 17 11 FiscalYear=July1-June30DataSource:InformationcompiledbytheIndianaCoalitionAgainstDomesticViolence.

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Eachyear,themajorityofthedomesticviolencevictimfatalitiesincentralIndianaoccurredinMarionCounty,whichsawadramaticdownwardtrendindomesticviolencefatalitiesduringJuly2010throughJune2013timeframebeforelevelingoffafteraslightincreaseinfiscalyear2014.AmongtheotherCentralIndianacounties,onlyBooneandShelbycountiesdidnotexperienceanydomesticviolencevictimfatalitiesduringthefive-yearperiod.

FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015Boone 0 0 0 0 0

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COMMUNITY-WIDEEFFORTSTOENDDOMESTICVIOLENCE:CWP3.0SincethefirstformalcommunityforumonfamilyviolenceinIndianapolisnearlytwentyyearsago,stakeholdersthroughoutCentralIndianahavebeencomingtogethertoidentifyservicegaps,trends,andintegratedapproachestoaddressdomesticviolencefromvariousperspectives.In2000,IndianapolisMayorBartPetersonledmorethan100citizensinaroundtablediscussionthatpromptedacallforacommunityactionplantoenddomesticviolence.Accordingly,thefirstFamilyViolenceCommunity-WidePlanwasissuedin2001.Fouryearslater,asecondMayor’sRoundtableidentifiednewprioritiesforaddressingdomesticviolence,includingpublicawarenessandeducation,economicjustice,healthandlegalissues,prevention,andtargetedoutreachtoHispanicpopulations.Thesecondformalcommunity-wideplan,“PeaceinourHomes:ACalltoEndDomesticAbuseinCentralIndiana,”wasreleasedin2009.Theplanservedasacatalystforestablishingacoordinatedcommunityresponse(CCR)bylayingthefoundationforestablishingastronger,moreeffectiveplaninIndianapolistoprotectvictimsandtheirfamiliesandholdperpetratorsaccountablefortheiractions.InOctober2013,DVNreleasedthethirdsuchplan,calledtheCommunity-WidePlantoEndDomesticViolence3.0(CWP3.0).TheapproachoftheCWP3.0isrootedinaframeworkcalledResultsAccountability.InResultsAccountability,thereisafocusonmakingameasureableimprovementinthequalityoflifefortheentirecommunity.Thereisrecognitionoftheimportanceofdrivingtowardbigpicture,measureablechange.ThedesiredresultofCWP3.0is:toenddomesticviolenceinCentralIndiana.Thisresultisatallorderforanycommunity,andCentralIndianaisnoexception.Successrequiresthecollectiveeffortoftheentirecommunity,andeveryresidenthasaroletoplay.Obviousstrategiesalone-suchasconnectingvictimstocrisisinterventionservicesorincarceratingpeoplewhobatterandabuse-willnotenddomesticviolence.Respondingtotheneedsofvictimsandconfrontingperpetratorsofviolencearebothimportantpiecesofthepuzzle,buttoenddomesticviolence,thewholecommunitymustparticipate.TheCWP3.0isfocusedontheachievementofcommunity-wideresultsfortargetedpopulationsthroughpopulation-levelstrategies.Specifically,DVNhasledthedevelopmentoftheCWP3.0throughthelensoftargetedresultsidentifiedfortargetedpopulations:CommunityMembers,Youth,PeoplewhoareVictimsorSurvivorsofDomesticViolence,andPeoplewhoBatterandAbuse.Progresstowardthedesiredresultswillbemeasuredbysixkeyindicators,asdetailedinTable5.


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Table 6: CWP 3.0 Targeted Populations, Desired Results, Indicators and Baseline Data

Targeted Population Desired Result Indicator(s) Baseline

(Year) Update

Community Members

All community members are aware of domestic violence, are educated about resources to prevent it, and are active participants in preventing domestic violence from occurring in the community.

# of community members who have taken the No More Pledge (as measured by the No More Campaign)

363 (10/1/2012

– 9/30/2013)

421 (10/1/2013

– 9/30/2014)

Youth

All youth will engage in healthy relationships and are able to recognize and respond to unhealthy relationships.

% of Indiana high schools students who were ever hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend during the past 12 months (according to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

11.3% (2011)

10.0% (2015)

People who are Victims or Survivors of Domestic Violence

All victims or survivors of domestic violence will safely and sustainably exit domestic violence situations.

# of domestic violence fatalities (as tracked by the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence) # of victims in domestic violence emergency shelters or transitional housing (as tracked by the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence)

12 (FY 2013)

5,069 (FY 2013)

11 (FY 2015)

3,692 (FY 2015)

People who Batter and Abuse

All people who batter and abuse will be held accountable for their actions in ways that promote victim safety and engagement in services to cease battering behaviors.

# of participants successfully completing batterer intervention programs (as tracked by the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence) % of batterers who are convicted and are not involved in an IMPD incident within one year of conviction (as tracked by the Domestic Violence Database)

1,293 (2015)

67.4% (2011)

1,293 (2015)

64.3% (2012)

Additionally,CWP3.0includesperformancemeasuresusedtoevaluatewhetherthestrategiesareeffectivelyachievingtheiraims.Performancemeasureshavebeenaddedovertimetoreflecttheworkthatishappeninginthecommunity.DVNintendstoreleaseanupdatedStateofDomesticViolenceinCentralIndianaReportonanannualbasisaspartofitscommitmenttoeducatingandengagingthecommunitytoenddomesticviolence.ThereportwillshareannualprogresstowardthedesiredresultsofCWP3.0,aswellasotherrelevantdata,asavailable.


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CALLTOACTIONInordertohavecommunity-wideimpact,acommunity-wideplanmustengagepartnersfromacrossthecommunity.Itisonlythroughtheleveragingofresources,aligningofactions,andfocusingonpowerfulstrategies,thatdomesticviolencecanendinthiscommunity.ThenextiterationoftheCommunity-WidePlantoEndDomesticViolenceisscheduledforreleaseinearly2017.Participationfromacrosssectors,populations,andareasofthecommunitywillbeintegraltoitssuccess.Whatcanyoudo?EndingdomesticviolenceinCentralIndianarequiresthateverymemberofthecommunitydohisorherpart.Hereareseveralwaystogetinvolvedincommunity-wideeffortstohelpenddomesticviolence.

• Engageinthenewcommunity-wideplantobereleasedinearly2017.

• TaketheNoMorePledge,ifyouhaven’tdonesoalready.Gotowww.indianasaysnomore.com,andtakethePledge.YouwillreceiveregularupdatesandlearnaboutwaysYOUcancontributetoendingdomesticviolenceinCentralIndiana.

• ReadandsharefutureissuesoftheStateofDomesticViolenceinCentralIndianaReport,releasedeachfall.Downloadthereportatwww.dvnconnect.org.

• Hostorparticipateintraining(s)aboutvarioustopicsrelatedtoendingdomesticviolence.Tolearnmore,visitwww.dvnconnect.org/resources.

• Recruityourcolleagues,youremployer,yourfaithcommunity,andyourfamilyandfriendstojoinyouinyourcommitmenttoenddomesticviolenceinCentralIndiana.Besureto“like”theDomesticViolenceNetworkonFacebookandfollowusonTwitter.


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSTheDomesticViolenceNetworkthankstheindividualswhocontributedtheirexpertisetothedevelopmentofthe2016StateofDomesticViolenceinCentralIndianaReportandtheorganizationswhichtheyrepresent.Together,wecanenddomesticviolenceinourcommunity.MatthewAndradeIndianapolisMetropolitanPoliceDepartmentKellyGreyIndianaCoalitionAgainstDomesticViolenceRonGuidotti,Jr.Connect2HelpAnnHartmanConnect2HelpJessicaMarcumIndianaCoalitionAgainstDomesticViolence

DonitaRobertsShelteringWingsLindaRodgersPrevail,Inc.MelissaStantonAlternatives,Inc.PamTestaTheJulianCenter

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