According to California Penal Code 13700(b), domestic violence means abuse committed against an adult or a fully emancipated minor who is a spouse, former spouse, cohabitant, former cohabitant, or person with whom the suspect has had a child or is having or has had a dating or engagement relationship.

Law enforcement agencies record the total number of domestic violence calls, incidents in which weapons are involved, and, if so, what type of weapon. The data are reported for California, regions, cities and jurisdictions. Statistics are based on California Department of Justice data.

Please choose a category.

Total calls
Total calls per 10,000 persons*
Total calls involving weapons
Calls involving firearms
Calls involving knife or cutting instrument
Calls involving other dangerous weapon
Calls involving hands, fists, or feet
*Available in state and counties.

Please choose one or more areas and/or jurisdictions.

Choose a format for the data. View online (HTML table) Tab delimited (import to spreadsheets) Graph (requires JAVA) Sort results by: Area   Category

Please choose a time period. Start Year End Year 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Maximum number of hits.  20 50 100 200 500 Increase this number if the server doesn't return all the data you want.