Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Data Resource Center

As a follow-up to JRSA's 1996 and 1997 Domestic and Sexual Violence Projects, JRSA has created the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Data Resource Center. This online resource center provides information on how data are collected and used in the states. Originally funded by the National Institute of Justice and currently supported by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Center seeks to identify the types of information currently being captured by state and local agencies.

Available are:

• National Summary - A comparison of the type of system used and types of information collected in all states
• State Information - A state-by-state snapshot of state activities and practices
• Projects - A list of the current projects related to domestic violence and sexual assault
• Bibliography - A list of related reports
• Forms - A library of the data collection forms used in the states
• Contacts - A list of national and state contacts
• Available Data - Links to data available to the public

If you have questions, comments, or would like to submit information, please contact Lisa Wagner.

To view the related reports previously published by JRSA, please choose one of the following links:

Domestic and Sexual Violence Data Collection: A Report to Congress under the Violence Against Women Act 
Adobe PDF File (261k) | Text Version

In response to one of the mandates of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) asked JRSA to undertake a study of domestic and sexual violence incident data collection by the states. The report of the findings of that study was published in July 1996.

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Data Collection Systems in the States
Adobe PDF File (235k) | HTML

In 1997, JRSA received a grant from NIJ to conduct a follow-up to the 1996 study. The second study develops typology of domestic violence and sexual assault data collection systems in the states, focusing on law enforcement and service provider databases. Specifically, the study examined incident-based crime reporting systems, incident- and summary-based domestic violence and sexual assault data collection systems, and incident- and summary-based service provider systems. The study examined the characteristics and strengths and weaknesses of each of these types of systems. As part of this study, three SACs conducted in-depth analyses of the data collection systems in their states. Connecticut, Illinois, and Iowa served as examples of systems collecting domestic violence incident-based data, service provider data, and incident-based crime data, respectively. These SACs conducted interviews and surveys in their states to describe how their systems were developed and implemented, and how they are maintained.