Local domestic assaults began increasing in 2014, and, in 2019, were at a ten-year high. By 2020, San Antonio had a 43% increase in family violence over 2010. Tracking family assaults and child abuse and neglect is contingent upon reporting and confirming cases, which can lead to undercounting. As such, in 2021, SA2020 changed this measure to track family violence-related homicides. After a 33% increase over 2019 in reported homicides in 2020, there was a decrease of 33% in 2021. Some homicides are still active investigations and reported data could change.
The Collaborative Commission on Domestic Violence, is a joint City/County commission dedicated to reducing family violence. According to CCDV's 2023 progress report, the annual statistical report, which provides the data necessary to update this indicator, would be released in October 2023. As of January 2024, this data has not been released.
The Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) releases an annual report, Honoring Texas Victims, which presents an annual fatality review of victims killed by intimate partners. It pays tribute to Texans who have lost their lives by memorializing their story and offers an analysis of data drawn from these tragic losses. In 2021, 204 Texans were killed by their intimate partners.
The National Domestic Hotline offers confidential support 24/7/365 at 1.800.799.SAFE (7233). If you suspect child abuse or neglect, you can report it by calling the Texas Abuse Hotline at 1-800-252-5400.
Eliminate all family violence-related homicides (0.00 by 2030)
Year | Value | Margin of Error |
---|---|---|
2019 | 27 | |
2020 | 36 | |
2021 | 24 |
Family Violence-Related Homicides
San Antonio Police Department & Bexar County Sheriff's Office, from Collaborative Commission on Family Violence
Bexar County
A homicide is considered to have a family violence motive when the suspect or arrested person and victim have some type of familial relationship (e.g. husband/wife, intimate partners, or parent/child in the same household). Data reflect where family violence was the primary motive. These motives can be evident at the time of the initial report or may be determined during the investigation.
After 12 years of driving progress toward a shared community vision, SA2020, the nonprofit organization, is dissolving. We believe this is the most visionary thing we can do. We made this decision with the greatest care for our organizational values of leadership, community, and accountability, and we hope you’ll read more about it on our blog.
Our website is live with our final data release, showing where San Antonio stands on reaching the shared community vision. The data release is accompanied by our final call to action—a policy agenda for City government based on our unique bird’s-eye view of San Antonio.
While SA2020’s operations ended March 28, these resources, along with the last twelve years of our research and stories, will be available to download from our website through September 2024.
– Team SA2020