Reporting Domestic Violence Victim Data

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Reporting Domestic Violence Victim Data
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Objectives

• Reviews the type of information reported on the
  Domestic Violence Victim Data table
• Clarify what qualifies as a domestic relationship
• Reviews modifications to domestic violence
  reporting
• Reviews domestic violence offense groupings
• Clarifies proper reporting of Domestic Violence
  Victim Data through the Uniform Crime Reporting
  Program

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Defining Domestic Violence for UCR Purposes

• Domestic Violence is characterized by the current
  or former relationship of the people involved in
  a reported incident
• Domestic relationships include intimate
  relationships and other family relationships

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Domestic Violence Victim Data
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Defining Domestic Relationship for Uniform Crime
Reporting Purposes
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Domestic Relationship

• Domestic Relationship a relationship where
• the persons involved
• Are related by blood or marriage
• Are married or divorced
• Have a child in common
• Have an intimate relationship (current or former)

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Domestic Relationships and Living Status

• The current or former living status of people
  does not determine a domestic relationship.

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2008 Reporting Changes

• Expanded definition of Domestic Relationship
  Living Status
• Expanded definition of Domestic
  Relationship-Spouses/Intimate Partners
• Clarified qualifying domestic violence offenses

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Reporting Domestic Violence Victim Data
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Victim Types
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Victim Count

• Count ALL victims of DV related offenses within a
  reported incident
• Example A man hits his wife in front of their
  child. Police charge man with aggravated assault
  and endangering the welfare of a child (2 victims
  total).

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One Offense Per Victim

• Victims of multiple offenses in the same
• incident should only be counted once
• Use the following hierarchy to determine which
  offenses a
• victim of multiple offenses should be reported
  under
• Murder
• Rape
• Aggravated Assault
• Kidnapping
• Sex Offenses other than Rape
• Simple Assault
• Violation of Protective Order
• Endangering the Welfare of a Child

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Offense Groupings

• Aggravated Assault
• Simple Assault
• Sex Offense
• Other Violent Offense
• Violation of Protective Order

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Aggravated Assault

• Assault 3rd Weapon PL 120.00 sub 3
• Assault 2nd Degree PL 120.05
• Assault 1st Degree PL 120.10
• Menacing 2nd Weapon PL 120.14 sub 1
• Stalking 2nd Weapon PL 120.55 sub 1
• Strangulation 2nd Degree PL 121.12
• Strangulation 1st Degree PL 121.13

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Simple Assault

• Assault 3rd Degree PL 120.00 sub 1,2
• Menacing 1st Degree PL 120.13
• Menacing 2nd Stalking PL 120.14 sub 2
• Menacing 3rd Degree PL 120.15
• Stalking 4th Degree PL 120.45
• Stalking 3rd Degree PL 120.50
• Stalking 2nd Degree PL 120.55 sub 2-5
• Stalking 1st Degree PL 120.60
• Criminal Obstruction of
• Breathing or Blood Circulation PL 121.11
• Harassment 2nd PL 240.26

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Sex Offense

• Sexual Misconduct PL 130.20
• Rape PL 130.25 130.30
• Criminal Sexual Act PL 130.40, 130.45, 130.50
• Sexual Abuse PL 130.60,130.65, 130.66,
• 130.67, 130.70
• Compel Prostitution PL 230.33
• Incest PL 255.25, 255.26, 255.27
• Promote Sex
• Performance of Child PL 263.15

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Violation of Order of Protection

• PL 120.14 sub 3

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Other Violent Offenses

• Murder PL 125.25, PL 125.26 sub 2
• Coercion PL 135.60, PL 135.65
• Kidnapping PL 135.45, PL 135.50
• Endangering the Welfare of a Child PL 260.10

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New York State Incident-Based Reporting and
Domestic Violence Victim Data

• Selection criteria for converting IBR data into
  domestic violence victim data is programmed at
  the state level and is based on
• penal charge
• victim to offender relationship

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IBR Relationship Literals

• IBR victim/offender relationship codes determine
  domestic violence relationship
• Literals and codes are listed on page 63 of the
  NYSIBR Data Capture Elements and Specifications
  document available at http//www.criminaljustice.n
  y.gov/crimnet/ojsa/crimereporting/ibr_refman/NYSIB
  R-Data-Capture-Elements-and-Specifications.pdf

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Training Review

• Domestic relationship includes persons related by
  blood, through marriage, boyfriends, girlfriends,
  and same sex partners
• Domestic violence victim data is a victim count
• Offense groupings are UCR classifications and not
  NYS penal law literals
• Importance of accurate reporting

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For More Information Please Contact

• NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services
• Crime Reporting Unit
• 1-800-262-3257
• Email crimereporting_at_dcjs.ny.gov