FAMILY VIOLENCE IN GEORGIA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS 2013-2017 PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS About this Report..........................................................................................2 Navigating this Report.........................................................................2-3 A New Approach................................................................................3-4 Population Density.....................................................................................5-6 Tiers...................................................................................................5 Map...................................................................................................6 Data Analysis...........................................................................................7-20 Family Violence Incidents.....................................................................7-8 Fatalities.............................................................................................9-10 Police Action Taken..........................................................................11-12 Children............................................................................................13-14 Substance Use...................................................................................15-16 Firearms............................................................................................17-18 Temporary Protective Orders.............................................................19-20 Key Takeaways...........................................................................................21-26 Tier One................................................................................................21 Tier Two.................................................................................................22 Tier Three..............................................................................................23 Tier Four.................................................................................................24 Tier Five..................................................................................................25 Tier Six...................................................................................................26 Data Sources....................................................................................................27 Acknowledgements..........................................................................................28 Citations............................................................................................................29 Appendix.....................................................................................................30-36 ABOUT OUR AGENCY The Georgia Commission on Family Violence (GCFV) is a state agency created by the Georgia General Assembly in 1992 to develop a comprehensive state plan for ending family violence in Georgia. The mission of GCFV is to provide leadership to end family violence by promoting safety, ensuring accountability, and improving justice for generations to come. Charged with the study and evaluation of needs, priorities, programs, policies, and accessibility of services relating to family violence in Georgia, GCFV is led by 37 appointed Commissioners and a staff of eight. GCFV is administratively attached to the Georgia Department of Community Supervision. 1 ABOUT THIS REPORT GCFV provides evidence-based reports to make family violence data accessible and usable to key stakeholders across the state. In 2020, GCFV published 11 reports detailing specific trends statewide and in each of Georgia's 10 judicial districts, based on rates of occurrence of family violence in Georgia from 2013-20171. This report builds upon those, using other methods of analysis which allow stakeholders to look deeper into the data and reveal new relationships between variables associated with family violence response. This report contains aggregate data for the state of Georgia organized by population density, allowing comparisons between similarly populated geographic areas statewide. It also contains an examination of relationships between factors in reported incidents of family violence, such as the presence of Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs) and police action taken. In-depth analysis of the relationships between these and other factors, reveals unique strengths and challenges present in similarly populated communities within Georgia. The goal of this type of analysis is to gauge the success of past recommendations for systemic change in response to family violence, as well as to develop best practices from emerging data. This report also provides analysis of domestic violence-related fatal incidents in Georgia. GCFV has studied the circumstances surrounding these tragic events since 2004, using the data to inform best practices in reducing domestic violence-related homicide, suicide, and murder-suicide statewide. Data about fatal domestic violence-related incidents and family violence incidents capture different sets of relationships between victim and offender , though some overlap exists. Accordingly, in this report "family violence" (FV) will refer to incidents between family members (e.g. spouses, parents, siblings) and "domestic violence" (DV) will refer to incidents between current or former romantic partners (e.g. spouses, boyfriends/girlfriends, parents of the same children). NAVIGATING THIS REPORT To best navigate this report, use the table on page five and the map on page six to identify the population tier you live or work in. The tier number and color associated with your local area will allow you to locate data and analysis specific to your county, by population tier. Maps are included in each section of the data analysis. To best use them, refer to the first column in the legend adjacent to each map to ascertain the scale and color scheme used. Maps that include per capita rates are calculated per 100,000 people, using 2017 population estimates. Except as noted, in maps featuring a purple color scheme, darker color represents negative outcomes for victim safety and offender accountability, while lighter color represents positive outcomes. Similarly, for maps in blue, darker colors represent a higher percentage of incidents with the given indicator, while lighter colors represents lower percentages. The percentile rankings on the right-hand side of each map's legend, relay the distribution of percentages and per capita rates throughout the state for each indicator. The 50th percentile represents the median of the set, meaning that 50% of Georgia's 159 counties fall at or below this number. Correspondingly, the 10th percentile marks the number at which 10% of the counties fall at or below the number, and the 90th percentile denotes the 90% correspondent. 2 In a normal distribution, the median and mean (or average) of each set of numbers would be the same, however real data does not always conform to a normal distribution. When the median differs significantly from the mean, it can indicate the presence of outliers (extreme high or low values). For example, the state mean for the per capita rate (per 100K) of Ex-Parte Family Violence and Stalking Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs) is about 813, while the state median is 552, this indicates that there are counties with significantly low TPO rates that skew the state median far lower than the state mean. This report contains an appendix on pages 30-36. The appendix contains factor-specific data for each county within the state, organized by population tier, and may be of assistance in identifying outliers within Georgia family violence-related data. A NEW APPROACH This report utilizes population density to indicate the relative population of a region for comparison to similar locations statewide. Population density reflects the number of people who live within a county, relative to its geographic land area. Georgia has an overall population density of 188 people per square mile,2 ranking as the 17th most populated state in the United States. Georgia's population density varies significantly throughout the state, ranging from approximately 2,600 people per square mile in its most populated county, DeKalb County, to only nine people per square mile in Clinch County, its least populated county. Using population data,3 Georgia's 159 counties were organized into six tiers based on population density. This tiered system will allow readers to compare geographically similar counties, such as those with large metropolitan areas like those included in tier six, and more rural counties like those included in tier one. It is highly likely that population density also speaks to the amount of resources available in response to family violence in Georgia. More highly populated areas are generally more resource rich, while less populated areas tend to be resource scarce.4 However, the burden on the resources available in more densely populated areas can outstrip the availability, thus creating a scarcity of resources in densely populated areas as well. Overall, in both urban and rural settings there is often a lack of resources available to support victim safety and offender accountability. This report contains analysis of data including family violence incidents, domestic violence-related fatalities, police action taken (PAT) and Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs) statewide between 2013 and 2017. Additionally, correlations between factors such as substance use, child involvement, and firearms were combined with family violence incidence data to determine if relationships existed between the variables. It is imperative to note that correlation is not the same as causation. The complexity of family violence incidents does not allow for simple explanations. Rather, there are multiple factors involved which each contribute to different outcomes. Methods of analysis such as the use of correlations, allow us to look at family violence incidents from different perspectives without losing focus on the complexity of the issue. 3 Correlation Weak (+/-) Moderate (+/-) Strong (+/-) Range Definition No Relationship: variables being compared do not occur together 0.00 - 0.33 regularly. Some Relationship: variables being compared occur together 0.34 - 0.66 occasionally but not consistently. Close Relationship: variables being compared consistently occur 0.67 - 1.00 together. Correlations between the factors were categorized as having a weak, moderate, or strong relationship with the specified variables. The strength of the relationship indicates the likelihood of those variables being present together. If the correlation is positive, both variables increase together. For example, in all population tiers the presence or involvement of children in reported family violence incidents has a strong positive relationship to arrests occurring. This indicates that the two variables are increasing together. Applying that to the example, it should come as no surprise that as the number of victims present during an incident goes up (children present), so does the likelihood of an arrest occurring, considering that more people present increases the number of witnesses to a crime and also the range of crimes that a law enforcement officer could potentially charge on-scene. Conversely, a negative correlation indicates that one variable is increasing while the other variable is decreasing. To use the same factors as the previous example, a strong negative correlation between child presence or involvement and arrests would indicate that as one of those variables was increasing, the other was decreasing. It would be necessary to look at which variable was increasing and which one was decreasing to understand what was occurring in the population tier. If more children were present or involved and there was a decrease in arrests, concern would be appropriate given that family violence has a traumatic effect on children. However, if it is the case that arrests are increasing and children present are decreasing in reported incidents of family violence, this could mean that there are less children being exposed to family violence. Understanding the relationship between two variables shows how family violence incidents are being handled in different areas of Georgia. Ostensibly there should not be differences, given the law does not change across county lines. However we must acknowledge that differences in resources and responses do exist, and identifying them allows concerned Georgians to ask informed questions about why the differences exist and what can be done to improve our statewide response to family violence in Georgia. 4 STATE OF GEORGIA POPULATION DENSITY TIERS TIER ONE TIER TWO TIER THREE TIER FOUR TIER FIVE Baker* Appling Macon Banks Lee Baldwin Lumpkin Barrow Calhoun Atkinson McIntosh* Ben Hill McDuffie Bartow Madison Bibb Charlton Bacon Meriwether Bleckley Monroe Bulloch Murray Chatham Clay* Berrien Mitchell Bryan Morgan Butts Newton Cherokee Clinch Brantley Montgomery* Camden Pierce Carroll Oconee Clarke Early Brooks Oglethorpe Chattooga Pike Catoosa Peach Columbia Echols Burke Pulaski Coffee Putnam Coweta Pickens Douglas Glascock* Candler Rabun Colquitt Sumter Dawson Polk Fayette Hancock Chattahoochee Schley Cook Tattnall Dougherty Spalding Forsyth Jenkins* Crawford Seminole Crisp Thomas Effingham Stephens Hall Marion* Decatur Telfair* Dade Toombs Floyd Tift Henry Miller Dodge Terrell Elbert Towns Glynn Troup Muscogee Quitman* Dooly Treutlen* Evans* Union Gordon Walker Paulding Randolph Emanuel Turner Fannin Upson Habersham Walton Richmond Screven Greene Twiggs Franklin Haralson White Rockdale Stewart* Heard Ware Gilmer Hart Whitfield TIER SIX Talbot Irwin Washington Grady Houston Clayton Taliaferro Jasper Wayne Harris Jackson Cobb Taylor* Jeff Davis Wheeler Jones Lamar Dekalb Warren Jefferson Wilcox Lanier Liberty Fulton Webster Johnson* Worth Laurens Lowndes Gwinnett Wilkes Wilkinson Lincoln* Long *See data sources on page 27 for list of counties with missing or incomplete reporting of family violence data from 2013-2017. 5 STATE OF GEORGIA POPULATION DENSITY MAP Tier Population Density (people per square mile) 1 2 3 4 5 6 State 18 37 71 187 619 2,013 188 6 FAMILY VIOLENCE INCIDENTS Ascertaining a complete picture of the breadth of the problem of family violence in Georgia is impossible given the myriad ways victims and offenders have contact with resources statewide. There are many formal and informal systems available for victims to access help: hospitals, DV programs, religious institutions and more. Social stigmas, cultural norms and lack of awareness of resources all impact whether parties involved in abusive relationships are ever identified and if crimes of family violence are reported. We acknowledge that reporting to law enforcement is not the only point of entry for victims of family violence. While there is no perfect way to capture the volume of people impacted by family violence, the number of incidents reported to law enforcement agencies statewide is one reliable metric providing us insight into the complex problem of family violence. Throughout this report we will refer to family violence incident data and domestic violence-related fatalities as two related but distinct data sets. While family violence incident data does include fatal incidents, the bulk of incidents (99.83%) included in the data set are non-fatal. The total number of family violence incidents in Georgia speaks to where we are as a state in our pursuit of a violence-free future. To better understand the impact the volume of reported incidents would have on communities, we look to family violence incidents per capita. Evaluating the number of family violence incidents per capita, normalizes the total number of reports per 100,000 people so we can better study how incident reporting varies across diversely populated geographic areas of our state and identify possible factors that contribute to relatively higher or lower rates of reporting. It is important to keep in mind that an increased number of reported incidents is not necessarily a negative. For instance, tiers two and four have the highest rate of family violence incidents per capita by a significant margin. These elevated numbers could indicate an overburdened system compared to other portions of the state. On the other hand, it could also be an indication that communities in those tiers have successfully reduced barriers to reporting. Family Violence Family Violence Tier Population Count Incidents Incidents per Capita 1 2 3 4 5 6 State 157,982 660,480 913,750 2,337,523 2,603,801 3,755,843 10,429,379 3,179 26,455 25,701 96,671 71,594 88,375 311,975 2,012.3 4,005.4 2,812.7 4,135.6 2,749.6 2,353.0 2,991.3 7 FAMILY VIOLENCE INCIDENTS PER CAPITA (2013-2017) Per Capita Percentile >6,390 90th 4,155 75th 2,610 50th 1,305 25th 455 10th 0 0 MAP DETAILS All counties in Georgia are shaded to reflect the number of reported family violence incidents in each county per 100,000 people (family violence incidents per capita). The darker the color of the county, the more family violence incidents have been reported; the lighter the county, the less reported incidents. All counties are compared to the statewide median (50th percentile; 2,619 incidents per 100,000 people). Thus, a darker color is above the statewide median of family violence incidents reported and a lighter color is below the statewide median. 8 FATALITIES Less than 1% of all reported family violence incidents statewide are fatalities, however fatal incidents provide some of the most valuable insights into family violence response despite the small volume. From 2013-2017 there were 518 fatal incidents of domestic violence (DV) known to take place in Georgia. Those incidents accounted for at least 682 deaths statewide. Without considering other factors, one could reason that Georgia's rural communities of tier one experienced fewer fatalities (n=13), while the more populated regions of tier six experienced disproportionately higher loss of life to domestic violence (n=216). However, when we examine the findings per capita, a different picture emerges. The most populous tier has the lowest number of fatalities per capita (5.8 DV fatalities per 100K people), while tiers one and three have the highest number of fatalities per capita (8.2 and 9.1 DV fatalities per 100K people, respectively). This suggests the most densely populated areas of Georgia have developed some level of systemic response or preventative measures that reduce lethal risk of domestic violence. Tiers two, four and five each have similar numbers of fatalities per capita. Comparing the number of fatal incidents to fatalities provides further insight into the nature of DV incidents occurring across population tiers. Murder-suicides, familicides or fatal incidents that occur in public places often have more than one fatality per incident. Tiers four and five have a marginally higher average number of fatalities per incident (1.4 fatalities per fatal incident) than the other population tiers (1.3 fatalities per fatal incident). Tier 1 2 3 4 5 6 State DV-Related Fatal Incidents 10 34 66 110 130 168 518 DV-Related Fatalities Percent of Incidents Resulting in a Fatality DV-Related Fatalities per Fatal Incident DV-Related Fatalities per Capita 13 0.31% 1.3 8.2 44 0.13% 1.3 6.7 83 0.26% 1.3 9.1 149 0.11% 1.4 6.4 177 0.18% 1.4 6.8 216 0.19% 1.3 5.8 682 0.17% 1.3 6.5 9 FATALITIES PER CAPITA (2013-2017) Per Capita Percentile >18 90th 10 75th 4.5 50th 2 25th 1 10th 0 0 MAP DETAILS All counties in Georgia are shaded to reflect the number of known domestic violence-related fatalities in each county per 100,000 people (fatalities per capita). The darker the color of the county, the more domestic violence-related fatalities are known to have occurred; the lighter the county, the less domestic violence-related fatalities known. All counties are compared to the statewide median (50th percentile; 4.5 fatalities per 100,000 people). Thus, a darker color is above the statewide median of known domestic violence-related fatalities and a lighter color is below the statewide median. 10 POLICE ACTION TAKEN The police action taken (PAT) when responding to family violence incidents impacts victim safety and offender accountability. From 2013-2017, Uniform Crime Reporting in Georgia specified six potential outcomes on incident reports filed by law enforcement officers: arrest, citation, mediation, separation, other, and none (no PAT). Throughout this report, these outcomes will be referred to as either arrest or non-arrest outcomes with the latter category including citation, mediation, separation, other and none. From 2013-2017 there were 523,449 arrests in Georgia; 20.2% of these arrests were in family violence incidents. Georgia is a preferred arrest state, meaning that officers have discretion in family violence incidents and are not mandated to make an arrest. Arrest is considered the best practice for police action taken in reported incidents of family violence. Arrests can have direct and positive impacts on victim safety, as they remove the aggressor from the situation and reduce immediate risk to the victim. Additionally, accurately identifying, arresting and charging the predominant aggressor in a family violence incident is an effective way to increase offender accountability. From 2013-2017 arrests were the most frequently occurring outcome in reported incidents of family violence. In a silo, that fact feels like a success; the most common action taken is also the preferred action taken. However, when you consider that non-arrest outcomes were noted in approximately two-thirds of cases, the level of preference given to arrest is called into question. Evaluating the frequency of PAT across all of Georgia's population tiers reveals significant variations among arrest and non-arrest outcomes. For example, there were 31,598 more arrests in tier six than in tier one during in the five-year period. However, looking at the percentage of arrests relative to the total number of incidents within each tier provides more comparable data. Arrest rates are 10% higher in more densely populated tiers than in the less densely populated tiers. Analyzing arrest outcomes across the tiers provides a more comprehensive understanding of how well best practices in PAT are being implemented across diverse regions of the state. Total Arrests in Family Violence Family Violence Incidents with Tier Incidents an Arrest 1 833 26.2% 2 6,179 23.4% 3 8,874 34.5% 4 31,976 33.1% 5 25,337 35.4% 6 32,431 36.7% State 105,630 30.8% 11 PERCENT OF INCIDENTS WITH AN ARREST (2013-2017) % Percentile >53 90th 41 75th 32 50th 26 25th 20 10th 0 0 MAP DETAILS All counties in Georgia are shaded to reflect the percent of reported family violence incidents in which an arrest occurred (percent of incidents with an arrest). The darker the color of the county, the fewer arrests which occurred in reported incidents of family violence; the lighter the county, the more family violence arrests which occurred. All counties are compared to the statewide median (50th percentile; 32% of reported incidents resulted in arrest). Thus, a darker color is below the statewide median and a lighter color is above the statewide median. The darker color indicates a poorer outcome for victims of family violence. 12 CHILDREN & ARRESTS The negative impact of family violence on children has been well documented.5 However, the limitations of crime reporting between 2013 and 2017 leave us with an incomplete picture of the number of children exposed to family violence in Georgia. Of the 311,975 reported family violence incidents that took place statewide in the five-year period, 102,704 were known to have at least one child present and 65,449 were known to have at least one child involved. Evaluating children present and involved in incidents of family violence by population tier reveals both similarities and differences across the data. Tier three has the highest percent of incidents with children present (35.2%), however there was also a notably strong correlation between children being present and an arrest occurring (0.91). This analysis reveals that while children are present in over one third of reported incidents in tier three, arrests are also occurring in the majority of these incidents. Coupling the data together in this way, allows us to develop a deeper understanding of what is happening on-scene and in response to these reported incidents. The relationship between a child(ren)'s presence or involvement in reported incidents of family violence and arrests is nearly perfectly related across all population tiers. This indicates that children being present or involved in reported family violence incidents increases the likelihood of arrests being made. Given that arrests are generally an optimal outcome for immediate victim safety, this also translates to increased safety for children. Additionally, this reduces the likelihood that children are exposed to ongoing family violence and the resulting trauma. Tier 1 2 3 4 5 6 State Percent of Incidents with Child(ren) Present Correlation: Child(ren) Present & Arrest 24.9% 0.91 26.9% 0.96 35.2% 0.91 36.1% 0.82 31.0% 0.89 32.4% 0.89 32.9% 0.97 Percent of Incidents with Child(ren) Involved Correlation: Child(ren) Involved & Arrest 14.6% 0.90 16.0% 0.94 21.0% 0.91 22.7% 0.79 18.2% 0.96 23.1% 0.67 21.0% 0.95 13 CHILDREN (2013-2017) CHILDREN PRESENT % Percentile >46 90th 40 75th 35 50th 31 25th 24 10th 0 0 CHILDREN INVOLVED % Percentile >29 90th 25 75th 22 50th 17 25th 10 10th 0 0 MAP DETAILS All counties in Georgia are shaded to reflect the number of children present and/or involved in reported family violence incidents (children present, children involved). The darker the color of the county, the greater the number of incidents in which a child was impacted; the lighter the color, the lower the number of incidents in which a child was impacted. All counties are compared to the statewide median (50th percentile; 35% of incidents had children present, 22% had children involved). Thus, a darker color is below the statewide median and a lighter color is above the statewide median. While we know the frequency of arrests increases when children are exposed to family violence, this positive outcome must be contextualized with the negative impact family violence has on children. This indicator reflects the nuance of family violence. Accordingly, the color scale in the above maps does not explicitly indicate a positive or negative outcome for victims, but indicates only the presence or involvement of children in reported incidents. 14 SUBSTANCE USE & ARREST While substance use does not cause family violence,6 drug or alcohol use by either party involved in family violence incidents is relevant due to its strong positive correlation with arrest across all population tiers. Substance use refers to the apparent use of alcohol or drugs independently, or together. Substance use was involved in a higher percentage of reported family violence incidents in tiers three and four than any other tier. To have a more complete understanding of the dynamics of substance use-involved incidents within the data, additional information such as types of substances used and resources available to address substance abuse in each region of Georgia would be beneficial. Regardless, the relationship between any substance use and family violence is clearly illustrated in the data, irrespective of which party was using a substance at the time of the incident. The dynamics at play when substance use and arrest are closely aligned could vary significantly from situation to situation. If a person under the influence of a substance became the victim of a family violence incident and upon report was arrested, it would be considered a negative outcome. Conversely, in the same scenario, the arrest of the offender rather than the victim would be considered a positive outcome, as an arrest increases victim safety and offender accountability. While GCFV is working with state partners to improve our understanding of these dynamics in future data sets, information collected between 2013 and 2017 did not reveal specifics about which party was arrested when substance use was involved. Additional person-specific data - notably, which party(ies) was arrested in the incident - could illuminate the impact that substance use involved incidents of family violence have on police action taken. Tier 1 2 3 4 5 6 State Percent of Total Incidents with Substance Use 28.0% 29.4% 36.7% 34.0% 30.0% 26.4% 30.7% Correlation: Victim Substance Use & Arrest Correlation: Offender Substance Use & Arrest 0.89 0.93 0.88 0.92 0.85 0.92 0.80 0.72 0.70 0.79 0.81 0.70 0.94 0.94 15 SUBSTANCE USE (2013-2017) OFFENDER SUBSTANCE USE % Percentile >36 90th 31 75th 26 50th 20 25th 12 10th 0 0 VICTIM SUBSTANCE USE % Percentile >16 90th 13 75th 10 50th 7 25th 4 10th 0 0 MAP DETAILS All counties in Georgia are shaded to reflect the number of reported family violence incidents in which a substance was present (victim substance use, offender substance use). The darker the color of the county, the greater the number of reported incidents where substance use was present; the lighter the color, the lower the number. All counties are compared to the statewide median (50th percentile; offender use of a substance in 26% of reported incidents, victim use of substance in 10%). Thus, a darker color is below the statewide median and a lighter color is above the statewide median. While we know the frequency of arrests increases with substance use; this positive outcome must be contextualized with the fact that substance use, though not the cause, does coincide with increased severity in family violence. Accordingly, the color scale in the above maps does not explicitly indicate a positive or negative outcome for victims, but rather indicates only the presence of a substance in reported incidents. 16 FIREARMS & ARREST In family violence incidents, firearms present a lethal danger to victims, offenders, law enforcement officers, and bystanders. Regardless of who owns the firearm, its presence increases the danger to all people present or involved. Research has shown there is a 500% increased risk of homicide when an offender has access to a firearm.7 Additionally, a strong relationship between firearm ownership and the rate of domestic violence-related homicides exists.8 The same relationship was not found in homicides that were not domestic violence-related. This speaks both to the unique danger unrestricted firearm access presents to those involved in abusive relationships and to the importance of limiting offenders' access to firearms. In Georgia, firearms were present in 1.8% of all reported incidents of family violence between 2013 and 2017. Examining firearms presence in family violence incidents across each population tier reveals the percentage of cases involving a firearm are nearly double the percent of cases with a firearm present in tier one (2.99%) as compared to tier four (1.62%). Tier two, which features the next lowest population density, also has a rate significantly higher rate (2.30%) relative to the statewide average (1.80%). In the most densely populated counties of tiers four to six, the presence of a firearm and the number of arrests were found to be closely tied. In tiers two and three there was a moderate relationship and in tier one there was a weak relationship. The correlations indicate that when a firearm is present in a reported family violence incident, an arrest is more likely to occur in Georgia's more densely populated counties than in the less densely populated counties. Every population tier displayed a close relationship between the presence of a firearm and fatalities. A firearm was the cause of death in the majority of all domestic violence-related fatalities. Consequently, the findings suggest that regardless of whether individuals are located in urban or rural areas of Georgia, firearms pose a lethal risk to everyone involved in family violence incidents. Tier 1 2 3 4 5 6 State Percent of Incidents with a Firearm Present Correlation: Firearms & Arrest Percent of Fatalities with a Firearm as Cause of Death 2.99% 0.28 69.23% 2.30% 0.45 68.18% 1.86% 0.58 63.86% 1.62% 0.77 76.51% 1.71% 0.80 71.19% 1.86% 0.91 75.46% 1.80% 0.94 73.46% 17 FIREARMS PRESENT IN INCIDENT (2013-2017) % Percentile >4.0 90th 2.50 75th 1.85 50th 1.35 25th 0.55 10th 0 0 MAP DETAILS All counties in Georgia are shaded to reflect the percent of reported family violence incidents in which a firearm was present (firearms present in incident). The darker the color of the county, the more incidents of family violence with firearms present; the lighter the county, the less reports of firearms present. All counties are compared to the statewide median (50th percentile; firearm present in 1.85% of reported incidents). Thus, a darker color is above the statewide median and a lighter color is below the statewide median. The darker color indicates a poorer outcome for victims of family violence. 18 TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE ORDERS Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs) are a common marker for the health of the systemic response to reported incidents of family violence. Research has shown that TPOs significantly reduce or end the frequency and severity of future violence.9 As such, TPOs are considered a valuable source of protection for victims and an effective method of accountability for offenders. Typically, the longer a TPO is in effect the better the outcomes are for victims. A longer period of protection goes hand-in-hand with additional opportunities for protective systems to intervene or interrupt escalating risk of violence. A measure of this factor is the extension rate of family violence (FV) and stalking TPOs. The extension rate is the rate at which an Ex Parte TPO, which typically lasts no more than 30 days, is extended into a longer-term (6-Month, 12-Month) TPO. The extension rate is impacted by many factors including judicial discretion, service of notice to the offender, and the victim's decision to proceed with seeking the extension. Looking at extension rates combined with the number of Ex Parte TPOs issued per 100,000 people (per capita), we gain insight into how the system is functioning. In tier one there is a healthy extension rate that is above the state average for both FV (1: 50.8%, GA: 40.7%) and Stalking (1: 54.3%, GA: 39.8%) TPOs. However, tier one's number of TPOs per capita reveals that not many TPOs are being granted (282.3/100K), leading to questions about access to TPO services in tier one counties. Conversely, tier six has the highest number of TPOs per capita (1,017.6/100K), but an extension rate below the state average (FV: 36.6%, S: 35.9%), demonstrating the need to identify factors that might be negatively impacting the TPO extension rate. Tier three presents a notable outlier in that there was a significantly higher extension rate for Stalking TPOs (82.7%) than anywhere else. FV & FV FV Stalking Stalking Stalking FV Longer- TPO Stalking Longer-T TPO Ex Parte Ex Parte Term Extension Ex Parte erm Extension TPOs Tier TPOs TPOs Rate TPOs TPOs Rate per Capita 1 319 169 50.8% 127 93 54.3% 282.3 2 2,975 1,369 43.4% 908 603 51.2% 587.9 3 4,244 1,871 41.8% 4,244 3,742 82.7% 928.9 4 13,606 6,629 46.9% 5,645 3,168 44.7% 823.6 5 12,298 5,445 41.7% 4,817 2,641 40.9% 657.3 6 26,777 10,036 36.6% 11,442 5,252 35.9% 1,017.6 State 60,219 25,519 40.7% 24,595 12,618 39.8% 813.2 19 FAMILY VIOLENCE & STALKING EX PARTE TPOs PER CAPITA (2013-2017) Per Percentile Capita >1,343 90th 1,000 75th 552 50th 281 25th 116 10th 0 0 MAP DETAILS All counties in Georgia are shaded to reflect the number of family violence and stalking Ex Parte TPOs issued in each county per 100,000 people (family violence and stalking Ex Parte TPOs per capita). The darker the color of the county, the fewer Ex Parte TPOs issued; the lighter the county, the more Ex Parte TPOs issued. All counties are compared to the statewide median (50th percentile; 552 Ex Parte TPOs per 100,000 people). Thus, a darker color is above the statewide median and a lighter color is below the statewide median. The darker color indicates a poorer outcome for victims of family violence. 20 KEY TAKEAWAYS: TIER ONE Tier one had the lowest per capita rate of reported family violence incidents statewide during the five-year period of 2013-2017 (2,012.3/100K). However, tier one also had the highest percentage of all family violence incidents that resulted in a fatality (0.31%). This is nearly double the statewide average (0.17%) and the fatalities per capita in tier one was the second highest in the state. The presence of firearms and their use in fatal incidents of domestic violence could help to explain this finding. Tier one had the highest percentage of reported family violence incidents with a firearm present (2.99%) and the lowest correlation between firearm presence and arrest (0.28). This indicates that arrests did not result from the majority of family violence incidents where a firearm is present. These findings are particularly concerning when we consider the fact that in tier one counties, firearms were identified as the cause of death in more than two-thirds (69.23%) of domestic violence-related fatalities. Another concern in tier one counties is the low number of Ex Parte Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs) being issued. TPOs are an important safety measure for victims of family violence, however tier one has the lowest rate of Ex Parte TPOs per capita in the state during the five-year period. Tier one's 282.3 Ex Parte TPOs per 100,000 people is well below the state average of 813.2 TPOs. This raises the question of whether there are unique or greater barriers to accessing TPOs in tier one counties, or whether the "bar" for obtaining a TPO is higher in tier one counties than the law requires. The extension rates for family violence (50.8%) and stalking (54.3%) TPOs are both above the state averages (FV: 40.7%, S: 39.8%), illustrating that if they are able to gain access to an Ex Parte TPO victims are generally successful in having their order extended. Perhaps the extension rates are relatively healthy due to TPOs only being granted in more severe circumstances. Regardless, the volume of victims accessing TPOs as a protective measure in tier one counties, is concerningly low. Tier one's juxtaposition as the leader in DV fatalities while having the lowest volume of reported family violence incidents and TPOs in the state, points to a potential scarcity of supportive services and interventions prior to escalation of lethal violence. In assessing tier one's data, perhaps the most glaring concern is that much of it is missing. During the five-year period covered in this report, 10 out of the 23 counties included in tier one (identified below with an asterisk) had incomplete or zero family violence reports provided by local law enforcement agencies to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, as required by law. The lack of data on law enforcement's response to family violence in tier one leaves stakeholders with an incomplete, and therefore inaccurate picture of the problem, and must be addressed. TIER ONE COUNTIES Baker* | Calhoun | Charlton | Clay* | Clinch | Early | Echols | Glascock* | Hancock | Jenkins* Marion* | Miller | Quitman* | Randolph | Screven | Stewart* | Talbot | Taliaferro | Taylor* Warren* | Webster* | Wilkes | Wilkinson 21 KEY TAKEAWAYS: TIER TWO Tier two has the second highest per capita rate of family violence incidents (4,005.4/100K), twice the rate per capita as its most similar counterpart in tier one (2,012.3/100K). In terms of fatal incidents, tier two is aligning closely with the state average for fatalities per capita (tier two: 6.7/100K, state: 6.5/100K). This is somewhat surprising, considering the percentage of family violence incidents with a firearm present in tier two (2.30%) is significantly higher than the statewide average (1.80%) and the relationship between firearms and arrests in family violence incidents lacks strength (0.45). This indicates that in tier two communities, arrests are potentially less likely to occur even as the presence of firearms in reported family violence incidents increases in frequency. Tier two has the lowest percentage of family violence incidents resulting in an arrest statewide (23.4%). This raises questions about the police action taken in over two-thirds of reported incidents of family violence and how those charging decisions impact victim safety and offender accountability. Looking further at the variables with higher correlation to arrests, it appears that arrest is a more consistent outcome when children are present or involved in family violence incidents in tier two counties. There is a near-perfect relationship between children being present (0.96) and/or involved (0.94) and arrests. This indicates that law enforcement officers in tier two are responding to reported incidents of family violence with children in a manner consistent with best practices for child safety, limiting exposure to ongoing family violence. Additionally, when we look at the relationship between substance use by the offender and/or the victim and arrests, a strong relationship between the presence of substances and arrests exists (offender: 0.92, victim: 0.88). This is also in line with best practices. Tier two has the second lowest number of Ex Parte Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs) issued per capita, statewide. Similar to tier one, a potential lack of victim access to TPOs is concerning. While tier two's healthy family violence and stalking TPO extension rates (FV: 43.4%, S: 51.2%) are above state averages (FV: 40.7%, S: 39.8%), given that tier two has the second highest number of family violence incidents per capita (4,005.4/100K), expectations for considerably higher numbers of TPOs issued are warranted. A holistic assessment of tier two family violence data is somewhat hampered by the fact that during the five-year period, law enforcement agencies in six counties (identified below with an asterisk) reported zero reports or incomplete data to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, as required by law. The lack of data on law enforcement's response to family violence in tier two, leaves stakeholders with an incomplete, and therefore inaccurate picture of the problem. TIER TWO COUNTIES Appling | Atkinson | Bacon | Berrien | Brantley | Brooks | Burke | Candler | Chattahoochee Crawford | Decatur | Dodge | Dooly | Emanuel | Greene | Heard | Irwin | Jasper | Jeff Davis Jefferson | Johnson* | Lincoln* | Long | Macon | McIntosh* | Meriwether | Mitchell Montgomery* | Oglethorpe | Pulaski | Rabun | Schley | Seminole | Telfair* | Terrell | Treutlen* Turner | Twiggs | Ware | Washington | Wayne | Wheeler | Wilcox | Worth 22 KEY TAKEAWAYS: TIER THREE Tier three is in line with the state's average number of family violence incidents per capita (tier 3: 2,812.7/100K, GA: 2,991.3/100K) but has the highest fatalities per capita statewide (9.1/100K). In tier three, approximately three more people are dying in reported incidents of family violence per capita than in the state overall. While police action taken in response to reported incidents of family violence is in line with the statewide average, arrests were not strongly correlated to the presence of firearms (0.58). The moderate strength of the relationship between the presence of firearms and arrest indicates a lack of consistency in law enforcement response. Arrests are a law enforcement tool that can alleviate the immediate danger to victims; so tier three's high percentage of incidents resulting in non-arrest (65.5%) is concerning in light of the number of fatalities occurring there (n=83). Further, firearms were the cause of death in nearly two-thirds (63.86%) of known domestic violence-related deaths in tier three counties in the five-year period. Tier three stands out in a positive way with an 82.7% extension rate from Stalking Ex Parte Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs) to longer-term TPOs. This extension rate is significantly higher than every other tier, and well above the statewide average (39.8%). It appears that stalking TPOs are being processed in tier three counties in a manner different from everywhere else in the state, which may point to an anomaly worth further exploration. The extension rate of family violence TPOs is closely aligned to the statewide average (tier 3: 41.8%, GA: 40.7%). Overall, tier three has the second highest number of TPOs per capita (928.9/100K) statewide. Tier three has the highest percentage in Georgia of reported family violence incidents with substance use present (36.7%). Similar to other tiers, the relationship between the presence of drug and/or alcohol use to the number of arrests is strong, indicating that when substances are being used by the offender and/or the victim, arrests are often occurring. The high percentage of reported family violence incidents with substance use present could point to a need for additional resources or improved access to services, for both victims and offenders in relation to drug and/or alcohol use. Of note, Evans county is the only county in tier three to provide incomplete data to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation between 2013-2017, as required by law. TIER THREE COUNTIES Banks | Ben Hill | Bleckley | Bryan | Camden | Chattooga | Coffee | Colquitt | Cook | Crisp Dade | Elbert | Evans* | Fannin | Franklin | Gilmer | Grady | Harris | Jones | Lanier | Laurens Lee | McDuffie | Monroe | Morgan | Pierce | Pike | Putnam | Sumter | Tattnall | Thomas Toombs | Towns | Union | Upson 23 KEY TAKEAWAYS: TIER FOUR Tier four has the highest rate of family violence incidents per capita (4,135.6/100K); nearly double the rate of four other tiers and well above the state average (2,991.3/100K). However, the rate of fatalities per capita is the second lowest in the state (6.4/100K). This amounts to only 0.11% of all reported incidents of family violence in tier four resulting in a fatality. Perhaps contributing to this relatively low rate of fatalities is the low percent of incidents with a firearm present (1.62%) and a close relationship between the presence of a firearm and arrests. This does not however, eliminate the lethality of a firearm when it is used in a family violence incident. Firearms were the cause of death in 76.51% of all fatal incidents in tier four, the highest rate in Georgia. This highlights the importance of identifying ways to improve law enforcement and other responses in family violence incidents by increasing offender accountability and access to supportive services and resources which improve victim safety. Tier four data showed a relatively high percentage (34.0%) of incidents with substance use present, ranking second highest statewide and approximately 4% higher than the state average (30.7%). Additionally, the use of a substance by an offender and/or a victim is strongly related to arrests in reported incidents of family violence (victim: 0.80, offender: 0.72) in tier four counties. Tier four has the highest percentage of family violence incidents with children present (36.1%); this is above the state average of 32.9%. While it should draw some concern that over a third of family violence incidents in tier four counties are directly impacting children, in incidents with a child present and/or involved, arrests are occurring the majority of the time. This follows recommendations regarding limiting child exposure to family violence. The average number of issued Ex Parte Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs) per capita in tier four is in line with the state average and the extension rate for family violence TPOs is 46.9%, which is above the state average of 40.7%. The extension rate for stalking TPOs is 44.7%, higher than the state average of 39.8%. The number of Ex Parte TPOs issued per capita (823.6/100K) and the TPO extension rates in tier four counties indicate victims are generally able to access TPOs and are reasonably successful at extending their protections. TIER FOUR COUNTIES Baldwin | Bartow | Bulloch | Butts | Carroll | Catoosa | Coweta | Dawson | Dougherty Effingham | Floyd | Glynn | Gordon | Habersham | Haralson | Hart | Houston | Jackson | Lamar Liberty | Lowndes | Lumpkin | Madison | Murray | Newton | Oconee | Peach | Pickens | Polk Spalding | Stephens | Tift | Troup | Walker | Walton | White | Whitfield 24 KEY TAKEAWAYS: TIER FIVE Tier five has less family violence incidents per capita (2,749.6/100K) than the statewide average (2,991.3/100K) but has nearly 400 more incidents per capita than Georgia's most populous counties. This suggests that either family violence incidents are more frequently occurring in suburban than urban counties, or that more incidents are being reported in Georgia's suburbs. Further, domestic violence fatalities per capita in tier five (6.8/100K) are higher than both the state average (6.5/100K) and the more densely populated counties of tier six (5.8/100K). This raises questions about how to improve the effectiveness of current interventions prior to an incident escalating to lethal violence. Tier five boasts both the second highest rate of family violence arrests per capita (973.1/100K) and the second highest percent of family violence incidents resulting in an arrest (35.4%) in the state. When substances are present, children are involved and/or present, and when a firearm is present, arrests are frequently occurring. Assuming law enforcement officers in tier five are successfully enacting arrests on the predominant aggressor and avoiding arrests of the victim or dual arrests, these trends indicate that tier five appears to be following recommended practices in police action taken in response to family violence incidents, by utilizing arrest as a tool to hold offenders accountable. While a majority (64.6%) of tier five's reported incidents resulted in a non-arrest outcome, overall tier five shows encouraging indicators of improving family violence response and denotes community responses worth building on. Tier five's number of Ex Parte Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs) issued per capita (657.3/100K) is significantly below the state average (813.2/100K) and both of its closest comparable population tiers (tier 4: 823.6/100K, tier 6: 1,017.6/100K). Indeed, tier five is much closer to the number of Ex Parte TPOs issued per capita in tier two (587.9/100K), which is a much less densely populated area than suburban tier five. This is concerning given that tier five ostensibly would not have the same barriers to access, such as limited supportive services, that impact TPO issuance rates in the more rural counties of Georgia. However, despite the fact that victims are not receiving Ex Parte TPOs at a rate consistent with tier five's population size, the extension rates for Family Violence (41.7%) and Stalking (40.9%) Ex Parte TPOs are in line with the state averages (FV:40.7% and S:39.8%). While Tier five's rate of extending Stalking Ex Parte TPOs is in line with the statewide average, it is also the second lowest statewide. The relatively low numbers of Ex Parte TPOs issued and the low extension rate for stalking TPOs is a concern in this generally well-resourced area of the state. TIER FIVE COUNTIES Barrow | Bibb | Chatham | Cherokee | Clarke | Columbia | Douglas | Fayette | Forsyth | Hall Henry | Muscogee | Paulding | Richmond | Rockdale 25 KEY TAKEAWAYS: TIER SIX Tier six has a lower rate of reported family violence incidents per capita (2,353.0/100K) than the state average (2,991.3/100K). Georgia's most densely populated counties also possess the lowest rate of fatalities per capita at 5.8 domestic violence-related fatalities per 100,000 people, which is below the state average (6.5/100K). Potentially contributing to this favorable finding is the close relationship between the presence of a firearm and the frequency of arrest in reported incidents of family violence. Tier six has the strongest correlation between presence of firearms and arrest (0.91). Collectively, these findings suggest a close relationship between the presence of firearms and arrests may reduce the overall number of domestic violence-related fatalities. This does not however, eliminate the lethality of a firearm when it is used in a family violence incident. A firearm was the cause of death in 75.46% of all fatal incidents, which is above the state average. Tier six has the highest percentage of reported incidents of family violence resulting in arrests (36.7%). This is above the state average of 33.9%. Additionally, the relationship between the use of alcohol or drugs and arrests in reported family violence incidents is strong, reflecting arrests are generally occurring in incidents with substance use indicated. Tier six has the lowest percent of reported family violence incidents with substance use present (26.4%). This could point to a relatively sufficient level of resources to address substance-related issues in this urban population tier. However, tier six is the only tier in Georgia in which the involvement of children in family violence incidents is not strongly related to arrests. This is concerning given the high awareness of the trauma and safety impact of continued exposure to family violence on children. The rate at which Ex Parte Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs) are issued per capita in tier six (1,017.6/100K) is the highest in the state by a significant margin. This is potentially due to the availability of resources and transportation in urban areas. However, the extension rate for both family violence (36.6%) and stalking (35.9%) TPOs in tier six are the lowest in the state. This indicates that in urban centers it is relatively easy to obtain a TPO but more difficult than other areas of the state to maintain that order or have it extended. This could be due to multiple factors such as overburdened law enforcement agencies being unable to successfully perfect service of TPOs on offenders or a stressed court system with limited resources for direct victim advocacy. Regardless, this finding indicates an area of potential focus to improve local responses which could bring these areas more in line with best practices for promoting victim safety and offender accountability. TIER SIX COUNTIES Clayton | Cobb | Dekalb | Fulton | Gwinnett 26 DATA SOURCES UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS Data on reported incidents of family violence, substance abuse, children present/involved, and police action taken (henceforth referred to as "UCR data") were obtained from the Uniform Crime Reporting system administered by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). GCFV acknowledges that, as law enforcement agencies report outcomes on a rolling basis, UCR data can and will shift over time as reported data comes closer in line with actual rates of occurrence. We are also aware that the UCR data set contained in this report is incomplete. Over the course of the five years studied, a number of counties reported zero incidents or failed to submit a family violence report to the GBI. These counties include: Baker (2013, 2015-2017); Clay (2013-2015); Evans (2015); Glascock (2013, 2015, 2016); Jenkins (2014, 2015); Johnson (2013-2017); Lincoln (2016, 2017); Marion (2013); McIntosh (2013-2017); Montgomery (2013-2017); Quitman (2013-2015, 2017); Stewart (2013-2017); Taylor (2014); Telfair (2017); Treutlen (2017); Warren (2016, 2017); and Webster (2014, 2015, 2017). POPULATION DATA Data on population statistics were obtained from Georgia Data powered by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia. TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE ORDERS Temporary Protective Order (TPO) data was obtained from the Georgia Protective Order Registry, administered by the Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) of the GBI. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-RELATED DEATHS Data on domestic violence-related fatalities and cause of death in fatal incidents is collected through GCFV's Family Violence Fatality Review Project using media monitoring and independent verification of deaths, supported by domestic violence programs and Victim Witness Assistance Programs in District Attorney's Offices statewide. The data consists of intimate partner violence-related deaths, including those in which one intimate partner kills another intimate partner, a bystander or law enforcement officer is killed during an active domestic violence incident, an intimate partner completes suicide during or immediately following a domestic violence incident, or an intimate partner is killed by law enforcement responding to a domestic violence incident or while serving a family violence warrant or TPO. For our purposes, the term "intimate partner" is intended to reflect that the domestic violence victim and offender fall into one of the following relationships: dating or formerly dated, married or formerly married, and/or parents of the same children. This definition varies from state statute as it pertains to family violence, in that current Georgia law excludes dating partners from those categorized on incident reports as "family violence" unless those parties have a common child or have resided in the same home. 27 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PROJECT STAFF "Family Violence In Georgia: A Comparative Analysis 2013-2017" was written by Carolynn Brooks (Fatality Review Coordinator, GCFV) with support from Niki Lemeshka (Program Manager, GCFV). Data Analysis was provided by Samar Abdelmageed (Family Violence Data Analyst, GCFV) with support from Doug Bailey (Data Consultant, Performance Vistas, Inc.). SPECIAL THANKS Special thanks go to GCFV's data partners including: The Georgia Bureau of Investigation for their ongoing support, particularly to Director Vic Reynolds, Assistant Director John Melvin, CJIS Operations Manager Lisa Weaver-Johnson, CJIS Analyst Supervisor Crystal Lockhart, and former Georgia Protective Order Registry Program Manager Daryl Beggs District Attorney's Office Victim Witness Assistance Program directors statewide Domestic violence programs statewide This project would not be possible without the generous financial support of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and the ongoing project support of current and former GCFV staff and Commission members, particularly GCFV Executive Director April Ross, current GCFV Chairwoman Stephanie Woodard, and former GCFV Executive Director Jennifer Thomas. 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Retrieved from http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0886260508317186 29 TPOs Per Capita Stalking LongerTerm Orders Stalking ExParte Orders Family Violence Longer-Term Orders Family Violence Ex-Parte Orders % Firearm as Cause of Death Firearm as Cause of Death % Firearms Firearms % Victim Substance Use # Incidents w/ Victim Substance Use % Offender Substance Use # Incidents w/ Offender Substance Use % Child(ren) Present # Incidents w/ Child(ren) Present % Child(ren) Involved # Incidents w/ Child(ren) Involved % Incidents w/ Non-Arrests # Non-Arrests % incidents w/ Arrests # Arrests Fatalities Per Capita Fatalities Fatal Incidents FV Incidents Per Capita # FV Incidents Population Density Population County Baker Calhoun Charlton Clay Clinch Early Echols Glascock Hancock Jenkins Marion Miller Quitman Randolph Screven Stewart Talbot Taliaferro Taylor Warren Webster Wilkes Wilkinson 3,200 6,455 12,715 2,962 6,727 10,296 3,936 3,062 8,561 8,767 13,314 5,838 2,358 7,075 13,953 5,985 6,249 1,628 8,142 5,303 2,605 9,892 8,959 10.1 2 23.9 41 15.7 162 16.3 9 8.5 196 21.5 863 9.7 89 21.4 7 20.0 135 24.0 45 23.9 186 21.7 56 16.6 7 18.0 30 22.6 211 13.2 0 17.5 35 8.8 69 23.6 155 20.5 513 13.4 61 22.6 140 21.4 167 TIER ONE 62.50 0 0 0.0 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 1 50.0% 2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10 3 3 1 635.17 2 2 31.0 21 40.4% 31 59.6% 5 12.2% 14 34.2% 12 29.3% 6 14.6% 1 2.4% 0 0.0% 2 1 0 0 1,274.09 0 0 0.0 88 52.7% 79 47.3% 36 22.2% 62 38.3% 54 33.3% 34 21.0% 2 1.2% 0 0.0% 57 22 4 4 303.85 0 0 0.0 8 88.9% 1 11.1% 1 11.1% 2 22.2% 5 55.6% 1 11.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 2,913.63 0 0 0.0 43 19.5% 178 80.5% 46 23.5% 78 39.8% 31 15.8% 14 7.1% 5 2.6% 0 0.0% 15 11 4 0 8,381.90 2 3 29.1 76 35.2% 140 64.8% 57 6.6% 67 7.8% 42 4.9% 18 2.1% 11 1.3% 2 66.7% 14 11 4 3 2,261.18 0 0 0.0 49 76.6% 15 23.4% 26 29.2% 31 34.8% 18 20.2% 5 5.6% 5 5.6% 0 0.0% 8 3 1 0 228.61 0 0 0.0 3 37.5% 5 62.5% 2 28.6% 4 57.1% 1 14.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 1 8 2 1,576.92 1 2 23.4 50 34.2% 96 65.8% 33 24.4% 57 42.2% 51 37.8% 17 12.6% 5 3.7% 2 100.0% 17 11 7 9 513.29 0 0 0.0 12 26.1% 34 73.9% 11 24.4% 17 37.8% 10 22.2% 6 13.3% 3 6.7% 0 0.0% 18 11 0 0 1,397.03 0 0 0.0 78 37.3% 131 62.7% 41 22.0% 77 41.4% 57 30.7% 28 15.1% 4 2.2% 0 0.0% 40 11 6 7 959.23 2 3 51.4 35 54.7% 29 45.3% 18 32.1% 30 53.6% 22 39.3% 10 17.9% 1 1.8% 3 100.0% 4 2 1 0 296.86 0 0 0.0 2 28.6% 5 71.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 28.6% 1 14.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 1 0 0 424.03 0 0 0.0 9 25.7% 26 74.3% 9 30.0% 14 46.7% 6 20.0% 1 3.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 4 9 6 1,512.22 0 0 0.0 86 39.4% 132 60.6% 35 16.6% 80 37.9% 69 32.7% 26 12.3% 7 3.3% 0 0.0% 24 16 2 1 - 0 0 0.0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 1 1 0 560.09 0 0 0.0 9 25.7% 26 74.3% 6 17.1% 13 37.1% 11 31.4% 5 14.3% 1 2.9% 0 0.0% 3 2 0 0 4,238.33 0 0 0.0 19 24.7% 58 75.3% 8 11.6% 27 39.1% 20 29.0% 8 11.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 1 0 0 1,903.71 1 1 12.3 62 28.4% 156 71.6% 34 21.9% 70 45.2% 60 38.7% 36 23.2% 7 4.5% 1 100.0% 11 6 1 0 9,673.77 2 2 37.7 20 23.3% 66 76.7% 12 2.3% 31 6.0% 37 7.2% 7 1.4% 30 5.8% 1 50.0% 17 8 30 20 2,341.65 0 0 0.0 6 54.5% 5 45.5% 4 6.6% 4 6.6% 3 4.9% 0 0.0% 1 1.6% 0 0.0% 3 0 0 0 1,415.29 0 0 0.0 82 53.2% 72 46.8% 32 22.9% 49 35.0% 62 44.3% 27 19.3% 4 2.9% 0 0.0% 27 23 29 19 1,864.05 0 0 0.0 74 42.0% 102 58.0% 46 27.5% 64 38.3% 53 31.7% 13 7.8% 8 4.8% 0 0.0% 30 20 17 21 406.25 30.98 479.75 - 282.44 174.83 228.66 359.24 280.34 205.32 345.50 85.65 84.82 240.28 186.34 83.54 48.01 122.85 147.38 886.29 115.16 566.11 524.61 TPOs Per Capita Stalking LongerTerm Orders Stalking ExParte Orders Family Violence Longer-Term Orders Family Violence Ex-Parte Orders % Firearm as Cause of Death Firearm as Cause of Death % Firearms Firearms % Victim Substance Use # Incidents w/ Victim Substance Use % Offender Substance Use # Incidents w/ Offender Substance Use % Child(ren) Present # Incidents w/ Child(ren) Present % Child(ren) Involved # Incidents w/ Child(ren) Involved % Incidents w/ Non-Arrests # Non-Arrests % incidents w/ Arrests # Arrests Fatalities Per Capita Fatalities Fatal Incidents FV Incidents Per Capita # FV Incidents Population Density Population County Appling Atkinson Bacon Berrien Brantley Brooks Burke Candler Chattahoochee Crawford Decatur Dodge Dooly Emanuel Greene Heard Irwin Jasper Jeff Davis Jefferson Johnson Lincoln Long Macon McIntosh 18,521 8,342 11,319 19,186 18,731 15,587 22,522 10,797 10,343 12,295 26,716 20,730 13,737 22,530 17,281 11,730 9,410 13,964 15,025 15,648 9,788 7,880 19,014 21,498 8,450 36.0 120 24.7 30 42.9 242 42.7 438 41.6 710 32.9 969 28.2 1,298 45.3 100 45.3 11 38.9 1,109 46.6 1,110 44.0 6,114 38.1 263 33.2 522 41.3 950 40.0 385 26.9 353 37.8 48 45.6 255 32.2 409 32.9 0 38.0 36 36.1 261 36.8 224 33.8 0 TIER TWO 647.91 2 2 10.8 46 37.7% 76 62.3% 31 25.8% 50 41.7% 37 30.8% 15 12.5% 5 4.2% 0 0.0% 35 19 2 0 199.77 359.63 0 0 0.0 9 29.0% 22 71.0% 2 6.7% 13 43.3% 3 10.0% 1 3.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 4 8 7 191.80 2,138.00 0 0 0.0 105 41.2% 150 58.8% 39 16.1% 97 40.1% 57 23.6% 25 10.3% 3 1.2% 0 0.0% 82 22 35 18 1,033.66 2,282.91 0 0 0.0 139 29.3% 336 70.7% 114 26.0% 143 32.7% 120 27.4% 28 6.4% 4 0.9% 0 0.0% 73 41 16 14 463.88 3,790.51 0 0 0.0 267 35.6% 483 64.4% 111 15.6% 260 36.6% 338 47.6% 139 19.6% 20 2.8% 0 0.0% 86 42 10 5 512.52 6,216.72 1 2 12.8 370 35.3% 679 64.7% 186 19.2% 301 31.1% 245 25.3% 104 10.7% 6 0.6% 2 100.0% 111 80 34 31 930.26 5,763.25 0 0 0.0 253 18.4% 1,123 81.6% 208 16.0% 398 30.7% 331 25.5% 109 8.4% 33 2.5% 0 0.0% 32 16 1 1 146.52 926.18 1 2 18.5 25 19.5% 103 80.5% 22 22.0% 47 47.0% 24 24.0% 9 9.0% 1 1.0% 2 100.0% 38 22 2 0 370.47 106.35 0 0 0.0 8 66.7% 4 33.3% 1 9.1% 7 63.6% 4 36.4% 2 18.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 47 9 9 3 541.43 9,019.93 1 1 8.1 204 17.1% 989 82.9% 222 20.0% 360 32.5% 282 25.4% 102 9.2% 19 1.7% 1 100.0% 66 30 27 24 756.41 4,154.81 1 1 3.7 314 16.5% 1,584 83.5% 293 26.4% 427 38.5% 405 36.5% 198 17.8% 24 2.2% 0 0.0% 10 4 2 1 44.92 29,493.49 0 0 0.0 174 37.0% 296 63.0% 107 1.8% 202 3.3% 109 1.8% 37 0.6% 165 2.7% 0 0.0% 79 41 11 5 434.15 1,914.54 1 2 14.6 79 26.4% 220 73.6% 65 24.7% 77 29.3% 75 28.5% 25 9.5% 6 2.3% 2 100.0% 7 3 2 1 65.52 2,316.91 1 1 4.4 109 20.5% 423 79.5% 131 25.1% 210 40.2% 144 27.6% 59 11.3% 13 2.5% 0 0.0% 300 131 33 35 1,478.03 5,497.37 1 1 5.8 254 21.8% 911 78.2% 165 17.4% 303 31.9% 341 35.9% 147 15.5% 10 1.1% 1 100.0% 117 73 108 84 1,302.01 3,282.18 0 0 0.0 181 44.6% 225 55.4% 100 26.0% 148 38.4% 123 32.0% 36 9.4% 14 3.6% 0 0.0% 92 38 17 6 929.24 3,751.33 0 0 0.0 103 27.8% 268 72.2% 94 26.6% 129 36.5% 65 18.4% 23 6.5% 6 1.7% 0 0.0% 56 25 27 21 882.04 343.74 1 2 14.3 71 23.6% 230 76.4% 9 18.8% 21 43.8% 16 33.3% 6 12.5% 3 6.3% 2 100.0% 86 41 50 39 973.93 1,697.17 0 0 0.0 101 38.7% 160 61.3% 67 26.3% 104 40.8% 90 35.3% 11 4.3% 10 3.9% 0 0.0% 46 21 3 3 326.12 2,613.75 0 0 0.0 112 24.6% 344 75.4% 91 22.3% 181 44.3% 105 25.7% 36 8.8% 10 2.4% 0 0.0% 80 41 29 22 696.57 - 0 0 0.0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 52 28 16 12 694.73 456.85 1 2 25.4 20 41.7% 28 58.3% 13 36.1% 20 55.6% 15 41.7% 8 22.2% 2 5.6% 2 100.0% 20 7 50 33 888.32 1,372.67 2 3 15.8 113 41.2% 161 58.8% 85 32.6% 140 53.6% 72 27.6% 26 10.0% 6 2.3% 1 33.3% 93 41 51 28 757.34 1,041.96 0 0 0.0 51 21.6% 185 78.4% 26 11.6% 93 41.5% 77 34.4% 30 13.4% 14 6.3% 0 0.0% 55 21 79 35 623.31 - 0 0 0.0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 42 23 2 2 520.71 TPOs Per Capita Stalking LongerTerm Orders Stalking ExParte Orders Family Violence Longer-Term Orders Family Violence Ex-Parte Orders % Firearm as Cause of Death Firearm as Cause of Death % Firearms Firearms % Victim Substance Use # Incidents w/ Victim Substance Use % Offender Substance Use # Incidents w/ Offender Substance Use % Child(ren) Present # Incidents w/ Child(ren) Present % Child(ren) Involved # Incidents w/ Child(ren) Involved % Incidents w/ Non-Arrests # Non-Arrests % incidents w/ Arrests # Arrests Fatalities Per Capita Fatalities Fatal Incidents FV Incidents Per Capita # FV Incidents Population Density Population County Meriwether Montgomery Oglethorpe Pulaski Rabun Schley Seminole Telfair Terrell Treutlen Turner Twiggs Ware Washington Wayne Wheeler Wilcox Worth 21,049 9,031 14,877 11,201 16,602 5,213 8,292 15,989 8,729 6,740 7,961 8,174 35,871 20,313 29,817 7,952 8,800 20,533 Banks Ben Hill Bleckley Bryan Camden Chattooga Coffee 18,634 16,996 12,830 37,060 53,044 24,770 43,014 43.9 1,364 38.1 0 33.9 716 48.2 113 44.0 1,006 30.0 35 37.1 123 37.7 58 27.8 198 34.5 49 31.3 951 25.2 256 40.7 2,362 31.2 485 46.9 909 25.1 29 24.5 117 38.0 666 79.3 136 70.5 1,848 60.5 231 69.3 1,099 82.4 1,465 83.0 103 73.7 1,247 6,480.12 2 3 14.3 329 20.9% 1,246 79.1% 217 15.9% 424 31.1% 336 24.6% 206 15.1% 21 1.5% 2 66.7% 188 84 23 17 1,002.42 - 1 1 11.1 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 25 7 5 3 332.19 4,812.80 2 2 13.4 212 28.8% 524 71.2% 163 22.8% 237 33.1% 209 29.2% 100 14.0% 12 1.7% 0 0.0% 151 66 124 66 1,848.49 1,008.84 1 2 17.9 40 33.1% 81 66.9% 37 32.7% 57 50.4% 31 27.4% 15 13.3% 3 2.7% 2 100.0% 53 25 5 5 517.81 6,059.51 0 0 0.0 283 25.7% 820 74.3% 263 26.1% 359 35.7% 318 31.6% 121 12.0% 19 1.9% 0 0.0% 163 76 60 30 1,343.21 671.40 0 0 0.0 20 52.6% 18 47.4% 8 22.9% 22 62.9% 7 20.0% 3 8.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 0 0 1 38.37 1,483.36 0 0 0.0 80 63.0% 47 37.0% 32 26.0% 47 38.2% 46 37.4% 22 17.9% 3 2.4% 0 0.0% 4 2 1 1 60.30 362.75 1 1 6.3 7 38.9% 11 61.1% 6 10.3% 10 17.2% 3 5.2% 1 1.7% 3 5.2% 0 0.0% 39 10 6 4 281.44 2,268.30 3 3 34.4 84 32.7% 173 67.3% 58 29.3% 80 40.4% 58 29.3% 16 8.1% 1 0.5% 1 33.3% 8 4 1 2 103.10 727.00 0 0 0.0 16 100.0% 0 0.0% 7 14.3% 10 20.4% 10 20.4% 2 4.1% 2 4.1% 0 0.0% 15 9 3 2 267.06 11,945.74 2 2 25.1 250 35.8% 449 64.2% 129 13.6% 235 24.7% 158 16.6% 87 9.1% 16 1.7% 2 100.0% 5 3 0 0 62.81 3,131.88 3 4 48.9 67 51.9% 62 48.1% 44 17.2% 52 20.3% 40 15.6% 12 4.7% 6 2.3% 4 100.0% 18 9 4 2 269.15 6,584.71 2 2 5.6 551 32.8% 1,127 67.2% 430 18.2% 625 26.5% 497 21.0% 168 7.1% 87 3.7% 2 100.0% 71 30 17 10 245.32 2,387.63 0 0 0.0 250 39.4% 384 60.6% 120 24.7% 227 46.8% 164 33.8% 57 11.8% 8 1.6% 0 0.0% 13 5 0 0 64.00 3,048.60 3 4 13.4 270 29.5% 646 70.5% 188 20.7% 302 33.2% 123 13.5% 61 6.7% 14 1.5% 2 50.0% 410 172 11 6 1,411.95 364.69 0 0 0.0 7 22.6% 24 77.4% 11 37.9% 17 58.6% 10 34.5% 3 10.3% 1 3.4% 0 0.0% 12 8 0 0 150.91 1,329.55 0 0 0.0 54 42.5% 73 57.5% 32 27.4% 46 39.3% 37 31.6% 7 6.0% 4 3.4% 0 0.0% 0 0 3 3 34.09 3,243.56 0 0 0.0 216 28.7% 537 71.3% 96 14.4% 195 29.3% 150 22.5% 74 11.1% 13 2.0% 0 0.0% 81 33 21 11 496.76 TIER THREE 729.85 2 2 10.7 85 62.0% 52 38.0% 30 22.1% 43 31.6% 56 41.2% 5 3.7% 3 2.2% 0 0.0% 163 52 74 16 1,271.87 10,873.15 4 6 35.3 336 17.2% 1,618 82.8% 360 19.5% 616 33.3% 323 17.5% 139 7.5% 33 1.8% 5 83.3% 16 9 15 6 182.40 1,800.47 0 0 0.0 75 30.5% 171 69.5% 46 19.9% 82 35.5% 52 22.5% 27 11.7% 7 3.0% 0 0.0% 55 24 9 6 498.83 2,965.46 0 0 0.0 312 25.4% 918 74.6% 264 24.0% 456 41.5% 387 35.2% 181 16.5% 12 1.1% 0 0.0% 73 31 8 5 218.56 2,761.86 2 2 3.8 494 27.1% 1,326 72.9% 372 25.4% 546 37.3% 370 25.3% 180 12.3% 10 0.7% 1 50.0% 68 33 21 11 167.79 415.83 3 3 12.1 75 69.4% 33 30.6% 24 23.3% 42 40.8% 34 33.0% 2 1.9% 2 1.9% 2 66.7% 189 91 11 10 807.43 2,899.06 7 9 20.9 372 29.1% 907 70.9% 257 20.6% 430 34.5% 259 20.8% 76 6.1% 23 1.8% 7 77.8% 341 118 238 110 1,346.07 TPOs Per Capita Stalking LongerTerm Orders Stalking ExParte Orders Family Violence Longer-Term Orders Family Violence Ex-Parte Orders % Firearm as Cause of Death Firearm as Cause of Death % Firearms Firearms % Victim Substance Use # Incidents w/ Victim Substance Use % Offender Substance Use # Incidents w/ Offender Substance Use % Child(ren) Present # Incidents w/ Child(ren) Present % Child(ren) Involved # Incidents w/ Child(ren) Involved % Incidents w/ Non-Arrests # Non-Arrests % incidents w/ Arrests # Arrests Fatalities Per Capita Fatalities Fatal Incidents FV Incidents Per Capita # FV Incidents Population Density Population County Colquitt Cook Crisp Dade Elbert Evans Fannin Franklin Gilmer Grady Harris Jones Lanier Laurens Lee McDuffie Monroe Morgan Pierce Pike Putnam Sumter Tattnall Thomas Toombs 45,835 17,277 22,736 16,285 19,109 10,775 25,322 22,820 30,674 24,819 33,915 28,470 10,425 47,330 29,470 29,302 27,113 18,412 19,307 18,217 21,730 29,847 25,334 44,779 26,999 83.6 876 75.8 372 86.0 1,634 95.6 148 57.4 1,067 60.2 141 61.2 976 84.5 395 66.3 668 55.0 421 69.0 314 72.8 462 54.4 315 60.0 1,787 79.5 895 85.0 1,113 66.8 341 51.4 320 59.3 366 82.7 81 61.6 710 68.0 566 53.2 245 82.1 2,468 74.8 1,471 1,911.20 4 4 8.7 286 31.5% 622 68.5% 173 19.8% 295 33.7% 184 21.0% 117 13.4% 9 1.0% 4 100.0% 89 47 16 7 229.08 2,153.15 0 0 0.0 187 47.8% 204 52.2% 86 23.1% 154 41.4% 99 26.6% 32 8.6% 12 3.2% 0 0.0% 35 20 14 6 283.61 7,186.84 0 0 0.0 422 24.2% 1,319 75.8% 243 14.9% 562 34.4% 326 20.0% 159 9.7% 25 1.5% 0 0.0% 19 13 1 4 87.97 908.81 0 0 0.0 97 63.0% 57 37.0% 26 17.6% 51 34.5% 40 27.0% 7 4.7% 3 2.0% 0 0.0% 100 60 13 11 693.89 5,583.76 3 4 20.9 414 52.7% 372 47.3% 197 18.5% 287 26.9% 228 21.4% 76 7.1% 20 1.9% 2 50.0% 291 119 321 148 3,202.68 1,308.58 1 1 9.3 3 30.0% 7 70.0% 3 2.1% 4 2.8% 3 2.1% 0 0.0% 7 5.0% 0 0.0% 79 34 10 4 825.99 3,854.36 0 0 0.0 298 26.6% 822 73.4% 156 16.0% 280 28.7% 285 29.2% 135 13.8% 8 0.8% 0 0.0% 47 23 6 2 209.30 1,730.94 3 6 26.3 179 43.9% 229 56.1% 109 27.6% 145 36.7% 127 32.2% 67 17.0% 12 3.0% 5 83.3% 354 148 217 108 2,502.19 2,177.74 2 2 6.5 278 38.1% 451 61.9% 175 26.2% 232 34.7% 241 36.1% 100 15.0% 15 2.2% 2 100.0% 46 24 15 9 198.87 1,696.28 1 1 4.0 192 43.4% 250 56.6% 108 25.7% 193 45.8% 137 32.5% 33 7.8% 15 3.6% 0 0.0% 5 5 1 1 24.18 925.84 0 0 0.0 190 49.0% 198 51.0% 86 27.4% 136 43.3% 151 48.1% 61 19.4% 14 4.5% 0 0.0% 207 90 50 25 757.78 1,622.76 0 0 0.0 282 59.7% 190 40.3% 110 23.8% 183 39.6% 173 37.5% 57 12.3% 8 1.7% 0 0.0% 87 38 14 3 354.76 3,021.58 1 1 9.6 116 34.8% 217 65.2% 87 27.6% 121 38.4% 95 30.2% 34 10.8% 9 2.9% 1 100.0% 23 14 11 9 326.14 3,775.62 6 6 12.7 496 26.7% 1,360 73.3% 390 21.8% 710 39.7% 357 20.0% 132 7.4% 53 3.0% 1 16.7% 509 207 133 68 1,356.43 3,036.99 1 1 3.4 288 28.4% 726 71.6% 170 19.0% 275 30.7% 237 26.5% 112 12.5% 13 1.5% 1 100.0% 33 17 5 2 128.94 3,798.38 3 3 10.2 491 42.4% 666 57.6% 222 20.0% 390 35.0% 333 29.9% 132 11.9% 27 2.4% 2 66.7% 244 102 226 108 1,603.99 1,257.70 0 0 0.0 258 73.9% 91 26.1% 31 9.1% 126 37.0% 98 28.7% 30 8.8% 14 4.1% 0 0.0% 25 9 2 6 99.58 1,738.00 0 0 0.0 109 31.9% 233 68.1% 86 26.9% 135 42.2% 87 27.2% 36 11.3% 10 3.1% 0 0.0% 159 72 26 23 1,004.78 1,895.69 1 1 5.2 126 32.6% 261 67.4% 110 30.1% 152 41.5% 107 29.2% 55 15.0% 7 1.9% 1 100.0% 88 41 8 4 497.23 444.64 0 0 0.0 40 47.1% 45 52.9% 22 27.2% 26 32.1% 35 43.2% 15 18.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 44 23 3 5 258.00 3,267.37 1 2 9.2 233 31.1% 517 68.9% 165 23.2% 223 31.4% 213 30.0% 73 10.3% 13 1.8% 2 100.0% 207 115 28 33 1,081.45 1,896.34 7 13 43.6 313 53.1% 277 46.9% 177 31.3% 263 46.5% 177 31.3% 58 10.2% 16 2.8% 9 69.2% 60 38 34 27 314.94 967.08 1 1 3.9 74 26.5% 205 73.5% 87 35.5% 111 45.3% 94 38.4% 38 15.5% 11 4.5% 0 0.0% 126 40 24 14 592.09 5,511.51 4 4 8.9 1,138 36.6% 1,968 63.4% 624 25.3% 1,063 43.1% 722 29.3% 299 12.1% 24 1.0% 2 50.0% 38 26 4 2 93.79 5,448.35 4 4 14.8 76 6.7% 1,062 93.3% 132 9.0% 281 19.1% 238 16.2% 122 8.3% 18 1.2% 3 75.0% 145 61 16 7 596.32 TPOs Per Capita Stalking LongerTerm Orders Stalking ExParte Orders Family Violence Longer-Term Orders Family Violence Ex-Parte Orders % Firearm as Cause of Death Firearm as Cause of Death % Firearms Firearms % Victim Substance Use # Incidents w/ Victim Substance Use % Offender Substance Use # Incidents w/ Offender Substance Use % Child(ren) Present # Incidents w/ Child(ren) Present % Child(ren) Involved # Incidents w/ Child(ren) Involved % Incidents w/ Non-Arrests # Non-Arrests % incidents w/ Arrests # Arrests Fatalities Per Capita Fatalities Fatal Incidents FV Incidents Per Capita # FV Incidents Population Density Population County Towns Union Upson 11,506 23,459 26,135 62.9 341 66.3 559 84.0 520 Baldwin Bartow Bulloch Butts Catoosa Coweta Dawson Dougherty Effingham Floyd Glynn Gordon Habersham Haralson Hart Jackson Lamar Liberty Lowndes Lumpkin Madison Murray 44,906 105,054 76,149 24,059 66,550 143,114 24,379 89,502 59,982 97,613 85,282 57,089 44,567 29,256 25,794 67,519 18,599 61,386 115,489 32,873 14,106 39,782 177.3 1,393 217.9 3,909 104.4 3,257 128.3 626 394.3 3,063 288.8 3,020 105.9 853 287.7 3,737 109.4 1,899 188.9 5,414 189.7 3,544 155.1 2,109 155.5 1,584 102.0 1,189 108.5 1,092 178.1 3,157 99.8 270 129.5 3,978 220.2 4,409 105.9 1,670 99.6 553 115.0 444 2,963.67 1 2 17.4 116 56.9% 88 43.1% 45 13.2% 69 20.2% 64 18.8% 34 10.0% 5 1.5% 2 100.0% 74 34 16 10 2,382.88 2 3 12.8 185 25.0% 554 75.0% 131 23.4% 217 38.8% 227 40.6% 103 18.4% 13 2.3% 1 33.3% 156 64 60 22 1,989.67 2 2 7.7 238 53.6% 206 46.4% 93 17.9% 149 28.7% 105 20.2% 42 8.1% 7 1.3% 0 0.0% 49 29 6 11 TIER FOUR 3,102.04 2 3 6.7 645 40.1% 964 59.9% 240 17.2% 459 33.0% 464 33.3% 175 12.6% 23 1.7% 3 100.0% 14 6 10 8 3,720.94 4 6 5.7 2,266 58.1% 1,637 41.9% 746 19.1% 1,087 27.8% 551 14.1% 826 21.1% 45 1.2% 5 83.3% 296 160 100 72 4,277.14 5 6 7.9 974 27.9% 2,518 72.1% 545 16.7% 1,062 32.6% 839 25.8% 310 9.5% 41 1.3% 3 50.0% 131 83 16 20 2,601.94 1 1 4.2 217 33.0% 440 67.0% 162 25.9% 246 39.3% 186 29.7% 91 14.5% 14 2.2% 0 0.0% 164 70 88 36 4,602.55 1 1 1.5 743 21.8% 2,664 78.2% 583 19.0% 1,050 34.3% 787 25.7% 322 10.5% 27 0.9% 1 100.0% 543 309 78 56 2,110.21 2 2 1.4 1,045 32.3% 2,195 67.7% 840 27.8% 1,135 37.6% 580 19.2% 495 16.4% 46 1.5% 0 0.0% 1,330 469 804 345 3,498.91 0 0 0.0 230 26.0% 655 74.0% 190 22.3% 292 34.2% 275 32.2% 103 12.1% 12 1.4% 2 0.0% 150 94 19 11 4,175.33 9 11 12.3 1,407 26.7% 3,869 73.3% 833 22.3% 1,404 37.6% 756 20.2% 300 8.0% 40 1.1% 7 63.6% 243 133 57 51 3,165.95 2 2 3.3 612 24.0% 1,940 76.0% 480 25.3% 934 49.2% 690 36.3% 288 15.2% 28 1.5% 2 100.0% 125 61 54 39 5,546.39 4 4 4.1 1,689 27.4% 4,479 72.6% 2,098 38.8% 2,739 50.6% 1,073 19.8% 377 7.0% 106 2.0% 3 75.0% 1,746 824 1,307 708 4,155.62 9 11 12.9 1,318 33.2% 2,649 66.8% 609 17.2% 1,014 28.6% 1,137 32.1% 588 16.6% 51 1.4% 10 90.9% 42 13 9 3 3,694.23 4 5 8.8 960 42.7% 1,287 57.3% 396 18.8% 775 36.8% 617 29.3% 162 7.7% 27 1.3% 3 60.0% 418 257 66 58 3,554.20 3 6 13.5 532 30.1% 1,238 69.9% 335 21.2% 627 39.6% 474 29.9% 186 11.7% 30 1.9% 5 83.3% 287 162 59 40 4,064.12 2 2 6.8 500 33.0% 1,014 67.0% 358 30.1% 527 44.3% 371 31.2% 140 11.8% 33 2.8% 1 50.0% 79 38 21 13 4,233.54 0 0 0.0 227 18.5% 1,002 81.5% 241 22.1% 377 34.5% 304 27.8% 123 11.3% 15 1.4% 0 0.0% 431 160 489 200 4,675.72 5 8 11.8 1,125 32.6% 2,322 67.4% 760 24.1% 1,199 38.0% 931 29.5% 298 9.4% 48 1.5% 7 87.5% 477 179 186 60 1,451.69 0 0 0.0 86 28.7% 214 71.3% 59 21.9% 112 41.5% 62 23.0% 27 10.0% 6 2.2% 0 0.0% 26 17 14 8 6,480.30 1 1 1.6 675 11.9% 5,018 88.1% 555 14.0% 1,342 33.7% 696 17.5% 378 9.5% 60 1.5% 1 100.0% 351 157 140 80 3,817.68 2 2 1.7 1,523 30.9% 3,410 69.1% 876 19.9% 1,534 34.8% 769 17.4% 333 7.6% 69 1.6% 1 50.0% 236 147 58 39 5,080.16 2 2 6.1 409 22.0% 1,446 78.0% 784 47.0% 988 59.2% 540 32.3% 227 13.6% 21 1.3% 2 100.0% 204 107 54 26 3,920.32 2 3 21.3 276 47.7% 303 52.3% 124 22.4% 165 29.8% 192 34.7% 76 13.7% 11 2.0% 3 100.0% 292 100 159 56 1,116.08 1 1 2.5 220 49.1% 228 50.9% 124 27.9% 189 42.6% 121 27.3% 62 14.0% 17 3.8% 1 100.0% 361 188 40 29 782.20 920.76 210.45 53.44 376.95 193.04 1,047.43 933.13 1,491.12 693.22 335.19 298.42 3,127.66 59.80 847.80 776.36 341.81 3,566.72 981.95 215.07 799.86 254.57 784.84 3,197.22 1,007.99 TPOs Per Capita Stalking LongerTerm Orders Stalking ExParte Orders Family Violence Longer-Term Orders Family Violence Ex-Parte Orders % Firearm as Cause of Death Firearm as Cause of Death % Firearms Firearms % Victim Substance Use # Incidents w/ Victim Substance Use % Offender Substance Use # Incidents w/ Offender Substance Use % Child(ren) Present # Incidents w/ Child(ren) Present % Child(ren) Involved # Incidents w/ Child(ren) Involved % Incidents w/ Non-Arrests # Non-Arrests % incidents w/ Arrests # Arrests Fatalities Per Capita Fatalities Fatal Incidents FV Incidents Per Capita # FV Incidents Population Density Population County Newton Oconee Peach Pickens Polk Spalding Stephens Tift Troup Walker Walton White Whitfield 108,078 38,028 27,099 31,588 42,085 65,380 25,890 40,598 69,786 68,939 91,600 29,453 104,658 367.3 3,107 178.0 369 184.3 871 126.8 1,514 133.6 2,630 326.1 3,123 146.1 1,679 154.9 2,741 161.9 2,108 154.0 2,509 257.2 3,042 112.8 2,096 353.2 3,179 Barrow Bibb Chatham Cherokee Clarke Columbia Douglas Fayette Forsyth Hall Muscogee Paulding 79,061 152,862 290,501 247,573 127,064 151,579 143,882 112,549 227,967 199,335 194,058 159,445 432.7 3,838 622.8 1,797 621.7 3,720 508.3 3,005 979.1 8,159 427.6 3,253 661.8 3,901 548.3 1,260 783.5 4,151 457.5 4,362 877.5 12,400 455.8 4,283 2,874.78 9 14 13.0 1,122 33.7% 2,207 66.3% 858 27.6% 1,192 38.4% 798 25.7% 295 9.5% 85 2.7% 12 85.7% 963 433 607 339 1,452.65 970.34 1 2 5.3 198 49.9% 199 50.1% 38 10.3% 138 37.4% 86 23.3% 18 4.9% 6 1.6% 2 100.0% 184 85 61 35 644.26 3,214.14 1 1 3.7 321 32.1% 680 67.9% 280 32.2% 380 43.6% 213 24.5% 116 13.3% 17 2.0% 0 0.0% 68 31 16 11 309.97 4,792.96 1 2 6.3 469 27.7% 1,222 72.3% 354 23.4% 557 36.8% 465 30.7% 211 13.9% 28 1.8% 2 100.0% 51 17 13 10 202.61 6,249.26 0 0 0.0 985 35.1% 1,820 64.9% 469 17.8% 944 35.9% 573 21.8% 240 9.1% 57 2.2% 0 0.0% 142 83 84 71 537.01 4,776.69 5 6 9.2 1,302 40.8% 1,889 59.2% 772 24.7% 1,014 32.5% 775 24.8% 179 5.7% 47 1.5% 6 100.0% 197 114 27 19 342.61 6,485.13 1 2 7.7 615 35.1% 1,136 64.9% 400 23.8% 596 35.5% 403 24.0% 183 10.9% 24 1.4% 2 100.0% 268 156 87 43 1,371.19 6,751.56 3 3 7.4 562 17.5% 2,651 82.5% 526 19.2% 868 31.7% 646 23.6% 272 9.9% 48 1.8% 1 33.3% 320 171 103 65 1,041.92 3,020.66 4 9 12.9 879 29.4% 2,109 70.6% 564 26.8% 868 41.2% 628 29.8% 334 15.8% 33 1.6% 8 88.9% 653 284 240 137 1,279.63 3,639.45 5 6 8.7 1,183 36.2% 2,084 63.8% 426 17.0% 1,020 40.7% 199 7.9% 60 2.4% 44 1.8% 3 50.0% 580 331 67 52 938.51 3,320.96 1 1 1.1 1,053 32.9% 2,152 67.1% 696 22.9% 1,110 36.5% 771 25.4% 328 10.8% 56 1.8% 1 100.0% 338 168 181 126 566.59 7,116.42 1 1 3.4 387 16.8% 1,921 83.2% 360 17.2% 691 33.0% 681 32.5% 347 16.6% 9 0.4% 0 0.0% 271 117 69 33 1,154.38 3,037.51 5 7 6.7 1,270 38.9% 1,994 61.1% 569 17.9% 1,069 33.6% 847 26.6% 331 10.4% 36 1.1% 3 42.9% 859 527 91 58 TIER FIVE 4,854.48 5 6 7.6 1,364 32.4% 2,840 67.6% 845 22.0% 1,334 34.8% 1,060 27.6% 435 11.3% 66 1.7% 4 66.7% 466 145 188 72 907.72 827.21 1,175.57 17 18 11.8 664 36.7% 1,144 63.3% 384 21.4% 621 34.6% 357 19.9% 114 6.3% 26 1.4% 13 72.2% 1,092 582 698 435 1,170.99 1,280.55 17 24 8.3 1,350 32.4% 2,811 67.6% 611 16.4% 1,240 33.3% 831 22.3% 249 6.7% 146 3.9% 16 66.7% 786 369 175 109 330.81 1,213.78 8 11 4.4 1,661 53.1% 1,466 46.9% 742 24.7% 981 32.7% 975 32.5% 373 12.4% 52 1.7% 6 54.5% 1,025 437 227 119 505.71 6,421.17 5 5 3.9 2,555 29.4% 6,129 70.6% 1,455 17.8% 2,758 33.8% 2,148 26.3% 1,081 13.2% 85 1.0% 3 60.0% 781 377 433 241 955.42 2,146.08 4 9 5.9 1,062 27.6% 2,789 72.4% 709 21.8% 1,002 30.8% 394 12.1% 719 22.1% 36 1.1% 8 88.9% 265 82 80 30 227.60 2,711.25 12 18 12.5 1,482 40.3% 2,195 59.7% 829 21.3% 1,199 30.7% 791 20.3% 307 7.9% 79 2.0% 12 66.7% 1,018 436 447 279 1,018.20 1,119.51 2 3 2.7 723 54.6% 602 45.4% 366 29.1% 500 39.7% 348 27.6% 100 7.9% 29 2.3% 2 66.7% 237 94 108 48 306.53 1,820.88 6 11 4.8 1,449 28.6% 3,614 71.4% 572 13.8% 1,137 27.4% 379 9.1% 146 3.5% 64 1.5% 10 90.9% 990 489 340 231 583.42 2,188.28 8 12 6.0 2,292 51.2% 2,183 48.8% 1,046 24.0% 1,588 36.4% 1,403 32.2% 754 17.3% 119 2.7% 7 58.3% 593 342 49 40 322.07 6,389.84 18 21 10.8 4,435 34.1% 8,559 65.9% 2,153 17.4% 3,401 27.4% 2,053 16.6% 898 7.2% 213 1.7% 14 66.7% 1,448 515 966 395 1,243.96 2,686.19 6 8 5.0 1,271 28.7% 3,156 71.3% 447 10.4% 1,317 30.8% 358 8.4% 130 3.0% 97 2.3% 7 87.5% 829 401 321 193 721.25 Contact us for an in-depth analysis or training on family violence in your area. (404) 657-3412 gcfv.georgia.gov/resources/data 36 TPOs Per Capita Stalking LongerTerm Orders Stalking ExParte Orders Family Violence Longer-Term Orders Family Violence Ex-Parte Orders % Firearm as Cause of Death Firearm as Cause of Death % Firearms Firearms % Victim Substance Use # Incidents w/ Victim Substance Use % Offender Substance Use # Incidents w/ Offender Substance Use % Child(ren) Present # Incidents w/ Child(ren) Present % Child(ren) Involved # Incidents w/ Child(ren) Involved % Incidents w/ Non-Arrests # Non-Arrests % incidents w/ Arrests # Arrests Fatalities Per Capita Fatalities Fatal Incidents FV Incidents Per Capita # FV Incidents Population Density Population County Richmond Rockdale 201,800 90,312 618.4 6,823 656.5 3,598 Clayton Cobb Dekalb Fulton Gwinnett GEORGIA 285,153 1,832.5 11,854 755,754 2,026.4 17,880 753,253 2,585.7 25,327 1,041,423 1,748.0 12,857 920,260 1,871.2 20,457 9,909,983 168.4 287,337 3,381.07 11 16 7.9 1,008 13.7% 6,340 86.3% 540 7.9% 1,849 27.1% 1,478 21.7% 515 7.5% 70 1.0% 13 81.3% 550 272 114 77 329.04 3,983.97 3 4 4.4 1,577 39.3% 2,431 60.7% 733 20.4% 1,426 39.6% 803 22.3% 361 10.0% 31 0.9% 3 75.0% 836 378 313 145 TIER SIX 4,157.07 14 17 6.0 6,111 46.2% 7,112 53.8% 2,510 21.2% 3,618 30.5% 2,188 18.5% 798 6.7% 247 2.1% 14 82.4% 3,896 1,354 1,674 749 1,272.26 1,953.34 2,365.85 29 41 5.4 6,564 32.4% 13,679 67.6% 5,548 31.0% 5,745 32.1% 3,913 21.9% 2,025 11.3% 335 1.9% 36 87.8% 2,819 1,681 1,105 801 519.22 3,362.35 34 40 5.3 9,170 26.7% 25,157 73.3% 4,859 19.2% 8,908 35.2% 3,468 13.7% 2,677 10.6% 562 2.2% 30 75.0% 6,521 2,308 2,192 1,147 1,156.72 1,234.56 60 75 7.2 3,776 24.7% 11,491 75.3% 2,175 16.9% 3,735 29.1% 1,531 11.9% 1,065 8.3% 209 1.6% 55 73.3% 7,767 2,222 4,678 1,428 1,195.00 2,222.96 31 43 4.7 6,810 29.6% 16,200 70.4% 5,306 25.9% 6,661 32.6% 3,959 19.4% 1,741 8.5% 290 1.4% 28 65.1% 5,774 2,471 1,793 892 822.27 2,899.47 497 652 6.6 98,900 30.8% 218,286 68.8% 59,963 20.9% 95,240 33.1% 60,504 21.1% 28,452 9.9% 5,176 1.8% 472 72.4% 58,067 24,612 24,066 12,224 828.79 For More Information Contact: GEORGIA COMMISSION ON FAMILY VIOLENCE 2 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. 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