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What Does Data Show about DV in our Community?


Since January 2023, there have been 19,360 unique reports.

  1. Fresno PD – 14,980 reports (77%)
  2. Clovis PD – 1,425 reports (7%)
  3. Fresno County Sheriff’s Office – 1,438 reports (7%)
  4. Other Departments – 1,517 reports (8%)
  5. Some seasonality is beginning to present in the number of unique reports. Total numbers increase through summer and then decrease in the last quarter.


Majority of reports (12,392, or 64%) came from a residence (either single family or multi-family dwelling)

  1. Only 10% (1,966 reports) came from “street/highway”
  2. 5% (987 reports) came from a business location
  3. 3,422 reports (18%) were categorized as “other” by officers
  4. 21 reports came from “online” interactions, 19 from Clovis PD and 2 from Fresno PD

For the first quarter of 2025, average weekly reports, county-wide, was 156.

  1. First quarter of 2024 saw an average 163 reports per week while first quarter 2023 saw an average of 167 weekly reports.
  2. The 2025 weekly average represents a 5% decrease over 2024 and an 8% decrease over 2023.
  3. Weekends continue to show an increased number of reports, with Saturday and Sunday accounting for 32% of all reports.

For first quarter 2025, there were 5,199 offenses committed with 5,051 suspects.

  1. Fresno PD – 4,214 offenses (81%)
  2. Fresno County Sheriff’s Office – 385 offenses (7%)
  3. Clovis PD – 172 offenses (3%)
  4. Other departments – 428 offenses (8%)

Most common types of offense relate to physical violence (48%)

  1. Violations of restraining orders are still the second most common offense type, at 12%, and instances of child abuse come in third at 10%.
  2. Violations of restraining order have remained constant compared to Q1 2023 and Q1 2024.
  3. However, violations relating to physical violence and child abuse have both increased 50% over Q1 2024.
  4. Compared to Q1 2023, violations related to child abuse nearly doubled in 2025.

Q1 2025 also saw the highest number of offenses with Alcohol listed as a factor (782). This shows a 50% increase over Q1 2024 and a 104% increase over Q1 2023.

Q1 2025 saw that the majority of victims (50%-65%) are between the ages 25-44, for nearly all race/ethnic groups.

  1. The only exception was for Native Americans/Alaska Native. For this group, victims age 25-44 were only 32% of the total, with another 28% age 18-24.
  2. For suspects, the majority were age 25-44 regardless of race/ethnicity.
  3. These demographics hold true for the entire period Jan 2023 – March 2025.
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