Domestic Violence Offenses

Domestic Violence Offenses

Domestic violence is any criminal homicide, manslaughter, rape (includes forcible sodomy), fondling, aggravated assault, aggravated stalking, simple assault, threat/intimidation, or simple stalking of one family or household member by another family or household member. A family or household member means spouses, former spouses, parents, children, siblings, other family members, cohabitants, and persons who are parents of a child in common regardless of whether they have been married.

Crime is a social determinant of health. Monitoring changes in types of crime helps in planning prevention strategies and public awareness programs.

Links:   Healthy People 2030 | Other Resource
Alachua County
Age-adjusted Domestic Violence Offenses, Single Year
Click on county name or “Florida” in the legend to hide or show the county or state.
Age-adjusted Domestic Violence Offenses, Rate Per 100,000 Population, Single Year  
AlachuaFlorida
Data YearCountRateCountRate
202283268,109
202192467,332
202081463,060
201983966,082
201875866,432
201787966,554
201690263,983
20151,03663,636
20141,07963,547
20131,10963,634
20121,12263,158
20111,03264,665
201058063,149
200923062,793
200829160,903
200721961,744
200681659,026
200593061,262
200473256,075
200342858,143
Florida
Age-adjusted Domestic Violence Offenses, Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2022
At least 51 counties must have rates greater than zero for a quartile map to be displayed.
Age-adjusted Domestic Violence Offenses, Rate Per 100,000 Population, 2022    
CountyCountRate
Florida68,109
Alachua832
Baker61
Bay1,532
Bradford46
Brevard2,107
Broward2,390
Calhoun14
Charlotte500
Citrus446
Clay341
Collier718
Columbia163
Miami-Dade7,600
DeSoto142
Dixie27
Duval3,975
Escambia1,928
Flagler304
Franklin32
Gadsden61
Gilchrist33
Glades12
Gulf22
Hamilton37
Hardee92
Hendry16
Hernando572
Highlands310
Hillsborough6,298
Holmes6
Indian River52
Jackson140
Jefferson16
Lafayette18
Lake1,384
Lee2,444
Leon875
Levy161
Liberty7
Madison112
Manatee1,810
Marion2,273
Martin344
Monroe417
Nassau167
Okaloosa821
Okeechobee149
Orange5,887
Osceola1,725
Palm Beach493
Pasco2,486
Pinellas3,752
Polk1,653
Putnam220
St. Johns601
St. Lucie1,341
Santa Rosa905
Sarasota1,104
Seminole2,031
Sumter153
Suwannee45
Taylor21
Union26
Volusia3,470
Wakulla18
Walton337
Washington34
4/27/2024 2:13:55 PM

Data Note(s)


Data Source: Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

  • Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.

  • Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.

  • Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.

  • MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.

  • Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.

  • Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.

  • * - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

  • All records, including those with unknown county are part of the state total. Therefore the state total may exceed the sum of the counties.
  • This is secondary, quantitative data.
  • All population-based rates are calculated using July 1 Florida population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.
  • Data presented are from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's (FDLE) Computerized Criminal History (CCH), Count of Arrest Events for Selected Crime Categories as of July 1, 2023.
  • Where an arrest event resulted in more than one charge under a single category, it is counted once; however, an arrest event may result in charges in, and be counted under, more than one of the crime categories presented.
  • Florida’s Computerized Criminal History (CCH) is fingerprint-based and, unless prints were taken at a later stage in the criminal justice process, does not include records involving a notice to appear, direct files or sworn complaints where no physical arrest was made.  FDLE does not warrant that the records provided are comprehensive or accurate as of the date they are provided; only that they contain information received by FDLE from contributing agencies, and that any errors or omissions brought to FDLE's attention are investigated and, as needed, corrected.  Caution should be used in making conclusions about the data provided.