Public Safety, Finance, and
Strategic Support Committee
Domestic Violence Prevention
and Awareness Annual Report
September 15, 2022
Item d (2)
Presenters: Police Department Lieutenant Juan Ceballos
and YWCA Program Director Lindsey Mansfield
2 Family Violence Unit
Goal: Utilize a multi-disciplinary approach that integrates effective investigation and support services to survivors of family violence in a safe and friendly environment • Domestic Violence Detail
(Intimate Partner Violence)
• Threat Management Detail
(Domestic Violence Restraining Order Violations,
Stalking, Threats, and Workplace Violence)
• Child, Elder, and Dependent Adult Abuse Detail
Partner Agencies
DFCS
3 Improving Services to Intimate
Partner Violence (IPV) Survivors
• 1,441 follow-ups
• 641 referrals provided to survivors
• 24-Hour hotline (800-572-2782) for calls from victims, potential victims, and San Jose Police Department personnel
4 Domestic Battery, 899,
20%
Domestic Violence with
Minor Injury, 1747,
39%
Domestic Violence with
Serious Bodily Injury or
a Weapon, 526, 11%
Violation of a
Restraining Order, 1347,
30%
Domestic Violence Reported Incidents in FY 2021-2022
5 785
1614
451
1507
899
1747
526
1347
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Domestic Battery Domestic Violence with
Minor Injury
Domestic Violence with
Serious Bodily Injury or a
Weapon
Violation of a Restraining
Order
Number of Incidents
Comparison of Domestic Violence Incidents
FY 2020-2021 to FY 2021-2022
FY 2020-2021 FY 2021-2022
+ 14.5%
+ 8.2%
+ 16.6%
- 10.6%
6 Intersectionality between Domestic Violence (DV),
Sexual Assault (SA) and
Human Trafficking (HT)
• Identified
approximately 104 SA
cases in FY 2021-
2022
• Identified
approximately 5
possible HT cases in
FY 2021-2022
• A total of 2960 forms
filled out for FY
2021-2022
7 Domestic Violence- High Risk Response Team
(HRRT)
8 Office of the City Auditor,
City of San José
March 2021 report:
“Advocate Referrals: Further Improvements to Processes and Data Sharing Can Help Connect More Survivors to Services” All Recommendations are Implemented
• Updated Duty Manual sections (“trauma-informed” approach) • Updated DV Resource Cards in four languages: English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Chinese (Mandarin)
• Information sharing with Advocate partners
• Created a “warm referral” electronic sharing file
9 Alignment of City Resources to Maximize
Domestic Violence Services
Investigate
for
successful
prosecution
Advocacy
Victim
Services
DA
Partnership
Follow up
with patrol
officers
Family Violence Unit
Healthy
Relationships
Educating teens
to prevent future
violence
In-person
presentations in
schools,
community
centers, National
Night Out, etc.
Crime Prevention
10 Questions?