Violence Data
We use both internal and external data to guide our work.
- Internal data come from the patterns and trends we observe through our community violence intervention work and CSIT.
External data come from police calls for service and violent crime trends, trends in fatal and non-fatal gunshot wounds, information shared by our partners and national data.
Gun Violence
Over the last decade an average of 38 people per year in Dane County lost their lives to a firearm. Most of these deaths (~80%) are due to suicide. A small number of deaths were unintentional (purple) or of unknown intent (green).
*2023 data are provisional and are therefore subject to change.
Domestic and Relationship Violence
- Domestic violence, also called intimate partner violence (IPV), is common, and also likely underreported. IPV includes physical violence, stalking, and sexual violence.
- IPV often starts early in life during adolescence. People from groups that have been marginalized by society, including BIPOC and LGBTQ+ youth, are at greater risk of experiencing IPV.
- In Dane County, an important resource for people experiencing intimate partner violence is Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (DAIS). More than 8,900 people called their helpline in 2023 and they provided 8,695 shelter nights.
