Georgia

State Overview

State Summary

The state's domestic violence legislation does include same-sex relationships. Although the state is not NIBRS-certified, Norcross PD has been issued certification and submits its incident-based information directly to the FBI. The other 600-plus agencies submit incident-based family violence data to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) monthly using a standardized report form. The GBI also maintains the state's protection order database.

The Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence does not collect data from local programs but rather uses newspapers to gather information on domestic violence-related deaths. Information collected includes county, victim age, offender prior criminal history, means and specifics of death, and location. Information is not shared with the public but is sent to Coalition members.

The Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault collects information from the local rape crisis centers. Currently the information is collected yearly; however, the Network plans to collect the information on a monthly basis. The data that are collected are not published or released to the public but are provided to legislators.

Georgia's Department of Human Resources collects information from 45 domestic violence shelters and 23 rape crisis centers across the state through two separate online databases. All of the collected information is available upon request but is not published.

State Projects

Available Reports

General Crime

• Georgia Bureau of Investigations. (Annual). Crime Statistics Summary Report.
• Georgia Department of Corrections. (Annual). Inmate Statistical Profile.
• Georgia State University Statistical Analysis Bureau. (1999).  Analysis of crime at Georgia State University, 1985 - 1998.

Domestic Violence

• Wilson, D. B., Batye, K., and Riveros, R. (2008).  Testing and evaluation of the use of polygraphs to combat violence against women. NCJ 222115. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.
• Dutton, M. A., Ammar, N., Orloff, L. and Terrell, D. (2007).  Use and outcomes of protection orders by battered immigrant women. NCJ 218255. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.
• Judicial Council of Georgia. (2006).  Domestic violence grant funds FY 2003 through FY 2005.
• Georgia Commission on Family Violence, Georgia Commission Against Domestic Violence. (2011).  2010 Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Annual Report.
• Georgia Commission on Family Violence, Georgia Commission Against Domestic Violence. (2010).  2009 Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Annual Report.
• Georgia Commission on Family Violence, Georgia Commission Against Domestic Violence. (2009).  2008 Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Annual Report.
• Georgia Commission on Family Violence, Georgia Commission Against Domestic Violence. (2008).  2007 Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Annual Report.
• Georgia Commission on Family Violence, Georgia Commission Against Domestic Violence. (2007).  2006 Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Annual Report.
• Georgia Commission on Family Violence, Georgia Commission Against Domestic Violence. (2006).  2005 Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Annual Report.
• Georgia Commission on Family Violence, Georgia Commission Against Domestic Violence. (2005).  2004 Georgia Domestic Violence Fatality Review Annual Report.
• Georgia Department of Human Services. Faces of domestic violence include those of children, teen girls.
• Cook, S. L., Smith, S. G., Tusher, C. P., and Raiford, J. (2005). Self-reports of traumatic events in a random sample of incarcerated women. Women & Criminal Justice, 16 (1/2), 107 - 126.
• Criminal Justice Coordinating Council's Statistical Analysis Center. (2005). Georgia's automated protective order registry.
• Finn, M. A. (2003).  Effects of victims' experiences with prosecutors on victim empowerment and re-occurrence of intimate partner violence. NCJ 202983. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.
LI>Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. (2002).  Law enforcement response to domestic violence.
• Baker, C. K., Perilla, J. L., and Norris, F. H. (2001). Parenting stress and parenting competence among Latino men who batter. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 16 (11), 1139 - 1157.
• Perilla, J. L. (1999). Domestic violence as a human rights issue: The case of immigrant Latinos. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 21 (2), 107 - 133.

Sexual Assault

• Criminal Justice Coordinating Council's Statistical Analysis Center. (2000).  Georgia sexual assault survey project.
• Criminal Justice Coordinating Council's Statistical Analysis Center. (2000).  Sexual assault offender accountability in Georgia.

Violence Against Women

• Governor's Office for Children and Families. (2010).  Georgia 2010 Family Violence and Sexual Assault Statistics Report.



• Wilson, D. B., Batye, K., and Riveros, R. (2008).  Testing and evaluation of the use of polygraphs to combat violence against women. NCJ 222115. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. (2003).  2001 - 2002 VOCA performance report.
• Georgia Division of Public Health. (2002).  1999 report on the status of women's health in Georgia.

Sample Data Collection Forms

The Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence gathers information from newspaper articles and enters it into this database structure:

• Homicide Statistics Summary

The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council collects these forms from agencies receiving Victims of Crime Act and Violence Against Women Act funds:

•  Victim Compensation Application

The Judicial Council of Georgia collect this information on services provided to victims of domestic violence:

•  Contract Program Report for Legal Service Providers to Victims of Family Violence

Available Data

General Crime Statistics

• Georgia Bureau of Investigation. (Monthly). Monthly Statistical Report.
• Georgia Bureau of Investigation. (Annual). Crime Statistics Summary Report.
• Georgia Department of Human Resources (2003).  Violence Against Adults in Georgia.
• Georgia Bureau of Investigation. (Annual). Statewide Crime Rates per 100,000 Population.
• Georgia Bureau of Investigation. (Annual). Statewide Profile of Reported Index Crimes.
• Georgia Statistical Analysis Center. (2005).  Georgia Automated Protective Order Registry. Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.

Domestic Violence

• Georgia Commission on Family Violence. (2011).  Domestic Violence in Georgia.
• National Network to End Domestic Violence. (2011).  Domestic violence counts 10: Executive summary for Georgia.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) Detailed State Tables.
• Georgia Commission on Family Violence. (2010).  Domestic Violence in Georgia.
• National Network to End Domestic Violence. (2010).  Domestic violence counts 09 Executive summary for Georgia.
• National Network to End Domestic Violence. (2009).  Domestic violence counts 08: Executive summary for Georgia.
• Georgia Department of Human Resources. (2008).  Domestic Violence in Georgia.
• National Network to End Domestic Violence. (2008).  Domestic violence counts 07: Executive summary for Georgia.
• National Network to End Domestic Violence. (2007).  Domestic violence counts: Executive summary for Georgia.

Sexual Assault

• Governor's Office for Children and Families. (2011).  Fact Sheet.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) Detailed State Tables.
• Georgia Department of Community Health. (2009).  A Snapshot of Sexual Assault.

Links to State Agencies and Resources

• Criminal Justice Coordinating Council's Statistical Analysis Center
• Georgia Bureau of Investigation
• Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• Georgia Advocates for Battered Women and Children - (404) 524-3847
• Georgia Coalition on Family Violence - (770) 984-0085
• Legal Services Domestic Violence Protection Project
• Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault
• Department of Human Resources
• Georgia State University Statistical Analysis Bureau
• Georgia Commission on Family Violence
• Tapestri
• Statewide Domestic Violence 24-Hour Hotline