Family Violence Data Sources

The following is a collection of data and research sources that provide information about family violence, organized by content area. This is information about family violence or areas that directly impact the occurrence of family violence.

These resources include both national and Virginia-specific data and research. Emphasis is placed on data specific to the Commonwealth of Virginia and those links have been highlighted in purple.

• Child Maltreatment

  • National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System
  • Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System
  • Children’s Bureau – Child Maltreatment
  • Children’s Bureau – Child Welfare Outcomes
  • Children’s Bureau – Funded Research Projects
  • Children’s Bureau – Annual Reports of State Child Welfare Expenditures
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study
  • Child Welfare Information Gateway
  • Childhood Violent Trauma Center – Research and Evaluation
  • Kids Count – Safety and Risky Behavior Indicators
  • National Child Traumatic Stress Network – Online Research Library
  • National Sexual Violence Resource Center – Library Catalog
  • Office of Children’s Services – Reports and Publications
  • Virginia Department of Health – Fatality Review & Surveillance Programs and Reports
  • Virginia Department of Social Services – Child Protective Services Accountability System Reports
  • Virginia Department of Social Services – CPS Reports and Studies
  • Virginia Department of Social Services – Foster Care Related Reports
  • Early Impact Virginia – Virginia Home Visiting Data
  • Virginia Performs – Health and Human Resources

• Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics
  • Center for Disease Control – Intimate Partner Violence
  • Center for Disease Control – The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey
  • Childhood Violent Trauma Center – Research and Evaluation
  • Community Solutions to Sexual and Domestic Violence: Virginia
  • Futures Without Violence – Get the Facts
  • National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health – Research
  • National Network to End Domestic Violence – Census: Domestic Violence Counts
  • National Sexual Violence Resource Center – Library Catalog
  • Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services – Criminal Justice and Social Indicators Data
  • Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services – Publications
  • Virginia Department of Health – Fatality Review & Surveillance Programs and Reports
  • Virginia Department of Health – Injury and Violence Data
  • Early Impact Virginia – Virginia Home Visiting Data
    
  • Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Data Collection System – Public Reports

• Economic Well-Being

  • Equity at a Glance – Income & Poverty
  • Equity at a Glance – Unemployment 
  • Equity in Action – Unemployment Benefits
  • Kids Count – Economic Well-Being Indicators
  • Local Area Unemployment Statistics
  • National Center for Children in Poverty – Data Tools
  • Virginia Department of Social Services – Energy Assistance (EA) Reports
  • Virginia Department of Social Services – SNAP Participation Reports
  • Virginia Department of Social Services – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Reports
  • Virginia Labor Market Data
  • Virginia Performs – Health and Human Resources
    
  • U.S. Census Bureau – Model-based Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates Branch

• Education

  • Equity at a Glance – Educational Attainment
  • Kids Count – Education Indicators
  • Smart Beginnings
  • Virginia Department of Education – Statistics and Reports
  • Virginia Performs – Education
  • Virginia School Readiness Report Card

• Elder Abuse

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Elder Maltreatment
  • National Adult Protective Services Association Resource Center – Research
  • National Center for State Courts – Elder Abuse Resource Guide
  • National Center on Elder Abuse – Online Library
  • National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life – Resources
  • National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse – Library
  • National Sexual Violence Resource Center – Library Catalog
  • Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services – Publications
  • Virginia Department of Health – Fatality Review & Surveillance Programs and Reports
  • Virginia Department of Social Services – Adult Protective Service Reports
  • United States Department of Justice, Elder Justice Initiative – Researcher Resources

• Health

  • Equity in Action – Medicaid Expansion
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study
  • Kids Count – Health Indicators
  • Virginia Atlas of Community Health
  • Virginia Department of Health – Fatality Review & Surveillance Programs and Reports
  • Virginia Department of Health – Health Opportunity Index
    
  • Virginia Department of Health – Other Sources and Reports
    
  • Virginia Performs – Health and Human Resources

• Housing

  • Equity at a Glance – Housing Insecurity
  • Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development – Reports
  • Virginia Performs – Health and Human Resources
  • U.S. Census Bureau – Households and Families
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Homelessness and Housing Inventory Count Data

• Juvenile Justice

  • Kids Count – Safety and Risky Behavior Indicators
  • Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention – National Disproportionate Minority Contact Databook
  • Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention – Juvenile Court Statistics
  • Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services – Criminal Justice and Social Indicators Data
  • Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services – Publications
  • Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice – Publications