Herkimer and Oneida Counties Domestic Violence Data: 2013

Each September the National Census of Domestic Violence Services is conducted. On September 17, 2013, 74 out of 92 (80%) identified local domestic violence programs in New York participated in the 2013 census.

You can find a summary of the New York State responses by clicking here.

Below are 2013 data from the Department of Criminal Justice Services for both Herkimer and Oneida Counties, broken down by reporting agency. Note that not all agencies reported incidents as domestic violence – for example the Herkimer PD reported no data on domestic violence. 

NYS Crime Statistics: Domestic Violence Victims Data from DCJS

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services(DCJS) has a great statistics page which provides a variety of data down to the department level actually. It includes information on the seven major index crimes tracked by the FBI ( murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, burglary, larceny and motor vehicle theft), as well as breaking out violent crimes based on the use of a firearm during their commission.

Another set of data provided by the DCJS are domestic violence victim data by county, and by reporting agency. This data set includes the offense, as well as the relationship of the domestic partner, and whether victim was some other family member than a domestic partner. Below is an example of what the data looks like, in this case for Herkimer County domestic violence cases. Any Herkimer County law enforcement agency not appearing in the table reported no domestic violence arrests in the last year.

To see a similar table for Oneida County, visit this page. But be sure to look at all the data on the DCJS statistics page.

Indicators of School Crime and Safety

Michael G. Planty, Ph.D., chief of victimization statistics at the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), appeared on C-SPAN’s America by the Numbers on May 31, 2013. He described the latest trends in school crime and presented data on homicides and suicides at school, nonfatal violent and property crime, injuries from firearms and other weapons on school property, bullying, gangs, illegal drugs, and hate crimes at school. He also described trends in school discipline, safety, and security measures. 

Two of the more interesting trends appear to be that (a) violence and theft have been declining in school settings since about 1992; and (b) since the year 2000, school security measures have been on the rise in schools. A pdf covering all of the basics of the report can be found on the BJS website. A couple of the more interesting graphs appear below.

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As noted, one of the topics covered was also school safety measures implemented in the last ten years or so. These include everything from student uniforms, staff ID cards, security cameras and armed security officers in schools.  This graph shows the increases from 2000 through 2010 in these (and other) safety measures.

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You can view more of the data in the preliminary tables from the forthcoming report Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2012, located on the National Center for Education Statistics’ (NCES) website. The report is based on findings from several BJS and NCES data collections, including the School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey, the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the School Survey on Crime and Safety, and the School and Staffing Survey. The link wasn’t ready when I first checked it earlier today but should be active soon !

Another source for national data can be found in the 2012 Statistical Abstract for the United States, in their School Crime and Safety section. Their data covers incident reporting, disciplinary behaviors, weapons at school, bullying, and selected safety measures at schools.

Locally, the Teen Assessment Project (TAP), conducted through the Herkimer and Oneida Counties Comprehensive Planning Program (HOCCPP), contains a variety of data from local teens about their experiences in school, home and the community, including bullying, violence, and many other topics. The latest Oneida County version of the TAP was done in 2011; the most recent Herkimer County TAP survey was conducted in 2013. However since that data hasn't been analyzed yet, your best bet for Herkimer County TAP data is the 2009 survey results. Once the 2013 Herkimer County TAP data is analyzed a report of its findings, along with all of the TAP survey reports, will be found on the Human Service Planning page of HOCCPP.