Domestic violence is a critical issue across the United States, with Nevada experiencing its own unique challenges and responses to this pervasive problem. In Nevada, domestic violence is defined as the occurrence of certain acts between spouses, former spouses, persons related by blood or marriage, persons who reside or have resided together, persons who have a child in common, or persons who are or were in a dating relationship. The acts include but are not limited to assault, battery, coercion, stalking, and other forms of physical, emotional, or psychological abuse.
Prevalence in Nevada
Nevada has historically had one of the highest rates of domestic violence in the United States. This troubling distinction highlights the urgency and importance of addressing domestic violence within the state. Factors contributing to the high incidence may include social, economic, and legal aspects that affect family dynamics and individual behaviors.
Legal Framework
The legal system in Nevada has established a comprehensive framework to address and prevent domestic violence. This includes laws that:
- Define domestic violence and related acts broadly to ensure comprehensive coverage.
- Provide for protective orders (also known as restraining orders) to prevent further abuse. These orders can prohibit the abuser from coming near the victim, contacting the victim, or even remove them from a shared residence.
- Impose penalties on offenders that range from fines and community service to jail time, depending on the severity of the offense and the offender's criminal history.
- Mandate arrest in situations where there is probable cause to believe that domestic violence has occurred, which is part of a "pro-arrest" policy aimed at protecting victims.
- Require convicted domestic violence offenders to complete counseling programs focused on batterer's intervention.
Arrest Records Database - Washoe County, Nevada
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A(115 rec) B (216) rec) C(223 rec) D(113 rec) E(55 rec) F(72 rec) G(166 rec) H(156 rec) I(18 rec) J(85 rec) K(77 rec) L(130 rec) M(275 rec) N(51 rec) o(42 rec) P(152 rec) Q(5 rec) R(186 rec) S(265 rec) T(111 rec) U(10 rec) V(65 rec) W(132 rec) Y(9 rec) Z(18 rec)| Name | Arrest | Photo |
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| Jeffrey Shane Babcock Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 23 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 05, 2015 • dom battery,1st • destroy prop of another,less$25 | |
| Karisa Renee Bader Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 02, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Karisa Renee Bader Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 28 More Information >>> | Arrested May 28, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| James Dean Bailey Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 52 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 27, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jeremiah Bailey Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 20, 2016 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Zachary Bailey Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> | Arrested May 21, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Zachary Bailey Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 23 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 13, 2015 • domestic battery,2nd • arr misd probationr 4 probation viol |  |
| Jason Robert Baker Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 33 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 29, 2015 • viol domestic violence epo |  |
| Kenan Lamont Baker Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 42 More Information >>> | Arrested May 09, 2016 • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| Kenan Lamont Baker Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 42 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 27, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Robert Michael Baker Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 28 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 16, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jaspal Singh Bal Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 30 More Information >>> | Arrested May 25, 2016 • dom battery,1st • poss sch i,ii,iii,iv c/s,1st/2nd | |
| Elizabeth Dlyn Balch Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 41 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 05, 2015 • dom battery,1st • contempt of court | |
| Michael Dwayne Baldridge Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 44 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 17, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Ashley Balverde Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 16, 2016 • dom battery by strangulation | |
| Douglas Clifton Bangs Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 60 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 25, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Elder Banos Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 34 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 18, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Rogelio Banuelos-Jaime Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 43 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 08, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Richard Banzon Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 28, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Emmanuel M Baquiran Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 53 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 15, 2016 • dom battery,1st • arr fug fm othr state on compl/war | |
| Neil Joseph Barabas Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 57 More Information >>> | Arrested May 20, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Armando Barajas Bond: $5500 Arrest Age 20 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 10, 2015 • prev/diss rpt crime/cause pros/arr • dom battery,1st | |
| David Gamboa Barajas Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 21, 2016 • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| German Barajas Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 11, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Rafael Barajas Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 44 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 11, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Samantha Barajas Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 21 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 17, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Samantha Teresa Barajas Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 21 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 08, 2015 • dom battery,1st • intercp/intrp/dely msg via phone lin • contempt of court | |
| Crystal Mildred Barber Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 52 More Information >>> | Arrested May 16, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| William Barcindebar Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 38 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 16, 2016 • domestic battery,3+ • criminal contempt |  |
| Myriah Ariel Bardwell Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 21 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 24, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Sherry Barker Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 29, 2015 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Sherry Lee Barker Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 45 More Information >>> | Arrested May 11, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Troy Phillip Barker Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 48 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 15, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Kenneth Barnard Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 18, 2016 • battery w/dw • dom battery,1st | |
| Artie Earl Barnes Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 44 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 05, 2016 • dom battery,1st • resist pub off | |
| Curtis Barnes Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 53 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 14, 2016 • dom battery by strangulation • false imprisonment • arr for viol of cond of parole | |
| Jarred Barnes Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 18, 2016 • dom battery,1st • false stmt to/obstruct pub off | |
| Julie Barnes Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 42 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 15, 2016 • dom battery,1st • ftp/comply w/ court order | |
| Paul Barnes Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 07, 2016 • prev/diss rpt crime/cause pros/arr • dom battery,1st | |
| Isabella Aurora Barragan Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 18 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 26, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Estrella Barragan-Pacheco Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 06, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Maria Barraza Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested May 14, 2016 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Ramon Barrera Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 31, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Gary John Bass Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 22, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Devon Matthew Bates Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 20 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 29, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Devon Bates Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 20 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 29, 2015 • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| Martin Batres Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 18 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 06, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Allen Ray Baudizzon Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 38 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 21, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Teresa Lynn Bauer Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 50 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 12, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| John Baumb Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 26, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Alexzander Joseph Bax Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 07, 2016 • robbery • att robbery • dom battery,1st | |
| Anthony Baxter Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 31, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Ryan Bayard Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 21 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 07, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Miguel Bazaldua Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 47 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 30, 2015 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Brandon Todd Beachboard Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 31 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 30, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Adam Silas Beam Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 40 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 31, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Kendra Lynn Beam Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 47 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 02, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Monna Lynn Beaman-Moody Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 52 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 24, 2015 • battery w/dw • dom battery,1st | |
| Michael Bearden Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 31 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 09, 2016 • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| Summer Joy Beaulieu Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 20 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 06, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Theodore Becce Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 45 More Information >>> | Arrested May 21, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Hector Becerra-Casillas Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 25 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 26, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Sean Eldon Befort Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 28 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 01, 2016 • domestic battery,3+ |  |
| Douglas Eugene Beinhauer Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 09, 2015 • domestic battery w/sbh |  |
| Douglas Beinhauer Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 01, 2016 • domestic battery w/sbh |  |
| Pascual Bejaranao-Gomez Arrest Age 60 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 15, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Pascual Bejarano-Gomez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 60 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 02, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| John Charles Belletich Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 55 More Information >>> | Arrested May 03, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| John Charles Belletich Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 55 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 06, 2016 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| John Charles Belletich Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 55 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 17, 2016 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Brandon Bellotte-Pardini Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 25, 2016 • domestic battery,2nd • criminal contempt |  |
| Edgar Jiovanny Beltran Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 19, 2015 • dom battery by strangulation | |
| Edgar Beltran Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 17, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Brandon Joseph Belyeu Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 34 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 17, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Tara Lynn Benbow Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 28, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Tara Lynn Benbow Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 29, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Manuel Bendito Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 14, 2016 • dom battery by strangulation | |
| Todd Bengtson Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 44 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 30, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jamie Lyn Bennett Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 18 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 20, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Tammy Lynn Bennett Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 52 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 03, 2015 • dom battery,1st • use/poss drug para | |
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Support and Resources
Nevada offers a variety of support services and resources for victims of domestic violence. These include:
- Shelters and Safe Houses: Providing temporary housing and safety for victims escaping abusive situations.
- Counseling Services: Offering emotional support and therapy for victims and their children.
- Legal Aid: Assisting victims with the legal process, including filing for protective orders and navigating the court system.
- Hotlines: Offering 24/7 support and information to victims in need.
Challenges and Efforts for Improvement
Despite the measures in place, Nevada continues to face challenges in effectively combating domestic violence. These challenges include ensuring adequate funding for support services, improving the legal response to domestic violence cases, and overcoming the stigma that may prevent victims from seeking help.
Efforts to improve the situation include increasing public awareness about domestic violence, enhancing training for law enforcement and judicial officials, and strengthening community resources for victims. Additionally, there is an ongoing push for legislative reforms to provide greater protection for victims and to hold offenders more accountable for their actions.
Conclusion
Domestic violence in Nevada is a significant issue that requires the concerted effort of the legal system, support services, and the community at large to address effectively. While challenges remain, the state's comprehensive approach to tackling domestic violence through legal measures, support for victims, and public education campaigns demonstrates a commitment to reducing the prevalence of abuse and supporting those affected by it.