REPORT
Family Violence Council Report
Family Violence Council
The Family Violence Council (FVC) aims to raise awareness and understanding of family violence and its consequences. It also recommends programs, policies, and coordination of City services to reduce family violence in San Francisco.Goals of the report
This comprehensive report, compiled by the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women and approved by the San Francisco Family Violence Council, includes data from more than ten City public agencies and more than 27 community-based organizations. Read the full report for more information and all findings.
Objectives
- Fulfill one of the Council’s key priorities of tracking and analyzing the levels of family violence in San Francisco and year-to-year trends;
- Provide qualitative and quantitative data on family violence in San Francisco, including information on types of abuse; which groups may be more vulnerable to violence; support available to survivors, suspects, and known perpetrator following abuse; and the impact of violence on our community;
- Present San Francisco’s successes in preventing family violence, including strategies for building stronger families, educating communities, and reducing risk factors; and
- Inform policy-making and funding decisions by detailing where survivors of family violence access support and protection and the extent to which providers meet survivors’ needs and hold perpetrators accountable.
Key findings (FY 2023)
This report elevates the following findings across all three forms of family violence and summarizes key findings for each abuse.
- There are clear racial disparities across all three forms of family violence; reported family violence disproportionately impacts Black/African American and Latinx populations.
- Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse disproportionately affects women.
- Men remain the largest users of abuse in family violence cases.
| Child Abuse | Elder Abuse | Domestic Violence |
|---|---|---|
515 of 4,896 child abuse cases substantiated | 8,327 elder abuse cases reported | 13,436 individuals served by GBV grant-funded programs |
292 911 calls related to child abuse | 57% of 8,327 cases substantiated | 6,658 domestic violence related calls to 911 |
248 arrests related to child abuse | 2,261 substantiated self-neglect cases | 3,330 incidents responded to by police |
131 cases prosecuted by the District Attorney | 12 cases prosecute by the District Attorney | 492 cases prosecuted by the District Attorney |
36% cases prosecuted by the District Attorney | 225 total cases served by District Attorney Victim Services | 3 domestic violence related homicides |
93% of perpetrators were parents or stepparents of the victim | 94% of elder abuse victims knew the perpetrator | 78% of domestic violence suspects were male |
9,066 calls to domestic violence crisis lines |
Recommendations
Recommendation 1: Expand family violence data collection and enhance accessibility to support community-informed decision-making.
Recommendation 2: Improve and/or maintain access to basic and emergency needs to keep vulnerable populations safe.
Recommendation 3: Strengthen collaboration between law enforcement, the Family Violence Council, community groups and survivors.
Recommendation 4: Ensure law enforcement is equipped with the most up-to-odate, trauma-informed knowledge and approaches.
Recommendation 5: Provide adequate resources for the Mayor's Office of Victim Rights ("MOVR") and grant MOVR the authority to ensure compliance.