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Omaha and Douglas County
Domestic Violence Related Statistics 2001
Number of domestic violence related murders
in Douglas County: 3
Total number of 911 calls received in Douglas
County/Omaha: 443,466
Total number of domestic violence 911
calls: 10,184
Number of domestic violence cases
investigated by OPD/DVIS: 5,396
Number of domestic violence warrents
applied for by OPD/DVIS: 1,684
Number of civil domestic violence
protection order requests filed: 3,384
Number of civil domestic violence protection
orders served: 3,132
Number of DV crime victims assisted by
Omaha/Douglas County Victim Witness Unit: 4,490
Number of cases reviewed by
DVPU: 2,569
Number
of cases filed by the DVPU: 2,051
Number of domestic violence guilty pleas:
1,554
Number of misdemeanor domestic violence trials
held: 70
Number of misdemeanor domestic violence cases
closed by DVPU: 2,101
Average annual number domestic violence offenders
on probation at any one time: 843
Number of court ordered domestic voilence pre-sentence
investigations: 218
Updated 9/21/2002
How you can get involved
There are many ways in which you
can support your community and the work of the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council. You
can donate your time by volunteering for one of the Council's committees or one of the
area's victim service providers. You can donate financial resources to support the work of
the Council. You can help educate groups with which you may be affiliated by asking one of
our experts to speak about domestic violence and the work of the Council. For more
information about domestic violence efforts and community resources, please contact the
Domestic Violence Coordinating Council of Greater Omaha. Phone: 402-398-9928 Fax:
402-398-0375 Email: dvcc@mitec.net
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