2002 Annual Statistics

2001 Annual Statistics

Advocates for Family Peace

2002 Annual Statistics

Itasca County

COMMUNITY ADVOCACY PROGRAM

Total Number of Victim Clients Assisted

Total:  1,604

Women:  657

Men:  26

Children:  921

Number of New[1] Victim Clients Assisted

Total:  1,058

Battered Women:  439

Men:  38

Children:  581

Number of Unduplicated[2] Victim Clients Assisted

Total:  571

Battered Women:  237

Men:  24

Children:  310

Adult Victim Clients by Age

18 – 29:  41% 

30 – 44:  41% 

45 – 64:  17% 

65 +:  1%

Victim Client Information

Percent of new adult clients who were non-Caucasian:  10%

Percent of new adult clients with personal issues:  30%

            New adult clients self-reported the following personal issues:    

                        1% of new adult clients reported being deaf/hard of hearing

                        5% of new adult clients reported having a physical disability

                        2 % of new adult clients reported having a developmental                         disability

                        11% of new adult clients reported having a mental illness

                        1% of new adult clients reported having a language barrier

                        7% of new adult clients reported being chemically dependent

Total number of adult victim client contacts:  1,680     Women:  1592  Men:  88

Victim Clients by Residence

Bigfork:  5%

Bovey:  12%

Cohasset:  10%

Coleraine:  2%

Deer River :  19%

Grand Rapids :  39%

Hill City :  1%

Keewatin :  2%

Marble:  1%

Nashwauk:  2%

Squaw Lake :  1%

Warba:  1%

Other:  5%

Self-Reported Types of Abuse by Adult Victims

Physical Abuse:  19%

Verbal Abuse:  28%

Emotional Abuse:  27%

Threats:  22%

Sexual:  4%

Law Enforcement Response to Domestic Violence

Number of adult victims who had contact with law enforcement:  139

Number of police phone contacts:  77

Number of domestic arguments:  550

Number of arrests:  84

Number of OFP violations reported to law enforcement:  22

Support Group Services

Women’s Empowerment Support Group:  New:  41     On-going:  55

Christian Women’s Group:  New:  5                 On-going:  12

Youth Group:  New:  77           On-going:  113

Client Services

Number of clients given transportation:  167      Number of trips made:  295

Number of clients given clothes:  15

Number of clients given gas vouchers:  82

Number of clients given food vouchers:  128

Community Outreach/Education

Number of community education presentations:  83

            Number attending:  1,743

Number of new outreach contacts made:  65

Number of follow-up outreach contacts made:  178

On-Call Information

Number of crisis calls:  296

Number of on-call personal contacts:  51

Volunteers

Number of volunteers active:  46

Number of volunteer hours:  1,936.5

Criminal Justice

Number of police incident reports reviewed:  184

Number of police reports in compliance with policy/protocol:  121

Number of domestic assault charging decisions reviewed:  61

Number of domestic assault cases in compliance with policy/protocol: 42

Number of cases dismissed:  7 

Number of charges resulting in guilty plea without trial:  60

Number of charges taken to trial:  4       Guilty:  2           Not Guilty:  2 

Number of violations of release conditions:  5

Number of cases referred to probation:  52

Civil Court

Total number of OFP’s filed:  207

Total number of OFP’s filed with AFFP assistance:  112

Total number of HRO’s filed:  263

Total number of HRO’s filed with AFFP assistance:  40

Number of pre-hearing visits:  101

Number of court accompaniments:  117

Number of respondents contacted by Intervention Educator:  185

Referral Source

Self:  37%

Law Enforcement:  31%

Friend:  9%

Family:  5%

Chemical Dependency Provider:  5%

Kootasca:  3%

Legal Aid:  3%

Social Services:  2%

First Call for Help:  2%

Court administration:  1%

Telephone book:  1%

Medical Clinic:  1%

Abuser City

Ball Club:  1%

Bigfork:  3%

Bovey:  7%

Calumet :  2%

Cohasset:  8%

Deer River :  11%

Grand Rapids :  41%

Hill City :  4%

Keewatin :  2%

Marble:  2%

Nashwauk:  2%

Squaw Lake :  2%

Other:  13%

Out of State:  2%

Abuser Age

18 – 29:  38%

30 – 44:  47%

45 – 64:  14%

65+:  1%

Abuser Race

African-American:  2%

American Indian:  13%

Caucasian:  85%

Personal Issues of Abuser

Percent of abusers with personal issues:  41%

                        3% of new adult clients reported having a physical disability

                        14% of new adult clients reported having a mental illness

                        24% of new adult clients reported being chemically dependent

HOUSING

Safe Emergency Housing

New Clients Served:  190

            Number of Women Served:  78

            Number of Children Served:  112

Families per night ratio:  427

Persons per night ratio:  974 

Transitional Housing

New Clients Served:  43

            Number of Women Served:   26

            Number of Children Served: 17

YOUTH

Number of youth events:  8                   Number attending:  205

Number of youth accompanied to court:  15

Number of mandated reports filed:  32

INTERVENTION PROGRAMS

Men’s Domestic Violence Program (MDVP)

Number of new clients:  65

Total number of MDVP referrals:  84

Civil court referrals: 38

            Criminal court referrals:  32

            Self:  14

Total number of MDVP intakes:  73

Total number that completed MDVP:  45

Total number currently enrolled:  32

Total number of children represented by men currently enrolled:  78

Intervention Program for Women (IPW)

Number of new clients:  12

Total number of IPW referrals:  16