Process

Inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modelling data related to domestic violence in NYC with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and supporting decision-making.

Conserving and maintaining both the safety and integrity of the data.

Allowing users to have information related to domestic violence in NYC for reference, reporting and analysis.

Findings

Agencies Working with Domestic Violence in NYC

Figure 1: In-person Language Services Offered by City Agencies Working with Domestic Violence

Data Year: 2020

Sort the map and see whether or not the agency has in-person language personnel who speak a language other than English.

1Only english personnel
21 or more languages spoken by the in-person personnel

Hovering over the map shows information on the different races/ ethnicity of people who live in the neighborhood where domestic violence agencies are located. The map was created based on Boundaries of Neighborhood Tabulation Areas.
Neighborhood tabulation areas (NTAs) were created by the NYC Department of City Planning to project populations at a small area level. The boundaries roughly match neighborhoods, but some neighborhoods were combined to reach the minimum population of 15,000 per NTA.


Figure 2: A closer look by ZIP Codes

Note: Agencies highlighted with no in-person personnel who do not speak another language other english do help victims of domestic violence with their Language Service Line. However, it is important to prioritize allocate funds towards personnel who speak the language that the residents speak.

Dashboard 1: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020

(This dashboard should not be compared with the one below on ENDGBV)

Dashboard 2: The Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV), 2019-2021

Dashboard 3: Domestic Violence by Race/Ethnicity and Boroughs in NYC, 2002 – 2020

Figure 3: Domestic Violence Victims Gender and Age in NYC, 2002 – 2020

Figure 4: Domestic Violence Victims’ Relationship to Perpetrator, 2002 – 2020

A Closer Look at Recent Data

Figure 4: Domestic Violence Incidents by Neighborhood, 2017 – 2021

Figure 5: Guide Yourself by Searching for a Neighborhood

Figure 6: Domestic Violence Related Murders Reported to NYC Police Precincts, 2017 – 2021