RADAR Request Reveals VAWA Usage Data by Sex
In early 2007 the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) did an
investigation of VAWA-funded services provided to domestic
violence victims. Titled "Services Provided to Victims of
Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and
Stalking,” the report identified a variety of programs
funded by the Violence Against Women Act, such as Arrest,
Transitional Housing, Legal Aid Services, and the like. The
GAO report can be seen here:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07846r.pdf
The GAO report stated that the Office on Violence Against
Women "does collect demographic information about all victims
served, including gender and age" (p. 24). However, the report
did not provide the actual data.
In response, RADAR sent a letter to the OVW under the Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA) requesting the OVW to provide
sex-specific data for each of those grant programs identified
by the GAO. On October 23, 2007 the OVW responded to RADAR’s
request.
The following chart summarizes the information:
Following are the actual data provided by the Office on
Violence Against Women:
Number of Male and Female Victims Served, By Program, 2003-2006
|
Grant Program
|
July-Dec. 2003
|
Jan.-June 2004
|
July-Dec. 2004
|
Jan.-June 2005
|
July-Dec. 2005
|
Jan.-June 2006
|
Totals
|
Percent
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Male
|
Female
|
Overall
|
Male
|
Arrest
|
4,265
|
27,217
|
5,428
|
41,501
|
5,965
|
43,060
|
4,670
|
37,037
|
4,528
|
38,107
|
4,686
|
37,947
|
29,542
|
224,869
|
254,411
|
11.6%
|
Campus
|
94
|
1,013
|
124
|
1,092
|
81
|
1,113
|
44
|
625
|
77
|
1,042
|
83
|
1,230
|
503
|
6,115
|
6,618
|
7.6%
|
Legal Aid
|
1,296
|
32,349
|
1,369
|
36,740
|
1,497
|
34,552
|
1,308
|
31,237
|
1,313
|
33,377
|
1,731
|
38,792
|
8,514
|
207,047
|
215,561
|
3.9%
|
American Indians
|
|
68
|
2,431
|
360
|
2,541
|
207
|
2,074
|
262
|
3,087
|
357
|
2,473
|
1,254
|
12,606
|
13,860
|
9.0%
|
Rural
|
|
1,195
|
18,923
|
2,120
|
20,218
|
1,163
|
18,212
|
1,511
|
22,749
|
1,543
|
18,068
|
7,532
|
98,170
|
105,702
|
7.1%
|
Housing
|
|
1
|
954
|
11
|
2,182
|
12
|
3,136
|
3,148
|
0.4%
|
STOP
|
|
30,227
|
260,173
|
30,228
|
260,174
|
29,529
|
244,153
|
29,529
|
244,154
|
|
119,513
|
1,008,654
|
1,128,167
|
10.6%
|
Full names of Grant Programs:
(A description of these programs can be found on
pp. 16-18 of http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07846r.pdf)
|
Arrest
|
Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders
|
Campus
|
Grants to Reduce Violent Crimes Against Women on Campuses
|
Legal Aid
|
Legal Assistance for Victims Program
|
American Indians
|
STOP Violence Against Indian Women
|
Rural
|
Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Program
|
Housing
|
Transitional Housing Program
|
STOP
|
Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors (STOP) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program
|
|