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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| Steven Brian Dailey Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 14, 2015 • dom battery,1st • burglary,1st | |
| Steven Brian Dailey Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> | Arrested May 13, 2015 • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| Steve John Daliposon Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 49 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 16, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Michael Stephen Dalton Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 41 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 03, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Arlyjohn Paul Damuy Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested May 06, 2016 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| John Paul Damuy Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 17, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Tom Daniella Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 48 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 30, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Dionta Deshaun Daniels Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 40 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 01, 2015 • dom battery by strangulation | |
| Dj Joel Darr Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 05, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jason Mathew Davalt Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 30 More Information >>> | Arrested May 11, 2016 • viol domestic violence epo |  |
| Jason Matthew Davalt Bond: $6000 Arrest Age 30 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 05, 2016 • dom battery,1st,e/vop • poss sch i,ii,iii,iv c/s,1st/2nd • home invasion,1st | |
| Robert James Davidson Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 23 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 25, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Mario Davila-Romo Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 49 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 03, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Bernice Davis Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 02, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Brandon Davis Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 28 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 22, 2016 • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| Carolyn Davis Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 54 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 16, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Christopher Lee Davis Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 39 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 10, 2015 • child abuse or neglect,1st • dom battery,1st | |
| Darell Davis Arrest Age 48 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 20, 2016 • dom battery,1st • default-update chg lvl/description | |
| Frank Lee Davis Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 53 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 29, 2015 • viol domestic violence tpo • battery |  |
| Jacob James Davis Bond: $500 Arrest Age 30 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 31, 2016 • resist pub off • att murder • dom battery by strangulation • domestic battery w/sbh • false imprisonment • kidnaping,1st degree • prev/diss rpt crime/cause pros/arr • criminal contempt |  |
| James Earl Davis Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 10, 2015 • assault,w/dw • dom battery,1st | |
| Leahrenee Davis Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 21, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Stefan Phillip Davis Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 24, 2016 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Maria Rosario De-Zambrano Arrest Age 62 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 18, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Shawn Michael Deane Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 47 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 05, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Shawn Michael Deane Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 45 More Information >>> | Arrested May 13, 2015 • dom battery,1st • fta on traffic citation | |
| Diego Romero Decasas Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 07, 2015 • dom battery,1st • assault,w/dw | |
| Eugene Allen Deckelman Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 77 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 29, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Stephanie Kathleen Decker-Page Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 48 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 23, 2015 • viol domestic violence epo |  |
| Belva Decotau Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 21, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Belva Decoteau Bond: $23000 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 08, 2016 • embezzlement,$3500+ • dom battery,1st | |
| Belva Decoteau Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 14, 2016 • embezzlement,$3500+ • dom battery,1st | |
| Timothy Lee Deese Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested May 24, 2016 • viol domestic violence tpo • fta after bail,misd crime |  |
| Timothy Lee Deese Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 23 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 23, 2016 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Lynette Lynn Defond Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 23 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 04, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jose Manuel Delacruz Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 34 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 16, 2015 • dom battery,1st • assault | |
| Luis Delacruz Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 18 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 09, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Erasmo Jose Delafuente Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 30 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 18, 2016 • dom battery,1st • false imprisonment | |
| Mcarjilro Cutamora Delatorre Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested May 27, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jesus Delcarmen Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 37 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 19, 2016 • assault,w/dw • dom battery,1st | |
| Jesus Salvador Delcarmen-Mendez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 14, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Ismael Delgado Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 08, 2016 • dom battery,1st • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| David Delmonte Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 08, 2016 • assault constituting domestic viol |  |
| Daniel Michael Deluca Bond: $300 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 06, 2016 • dom battery,1st • nuisance/trespass/disturb assm,less$250 • fta on traffic citation | |
| John Delvecchio Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 30 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 26, 2016 • viol domestic violence tpo • resist pub off • arr for viol of cond of parole |  |
| Ladd Dean Demay Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 65 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 20, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Paul J Demers Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 28, 2016 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Paul Demers Arrest Age 28 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 09, 2016 • assault,w/dw • domestic battery,2nd | |
| Rebekka Deming Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 47 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 27, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Benjamin Dempsey Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 30 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 16, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jesse R Denton Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 29, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Michael Scott Depalma Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 44 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 18, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Chris Depina Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 20, 2016 • dom battery,1st • open container of alc bev in pub • child abuse or neglect,1st | |
| Juan Deptos-Flores Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 18 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 12, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Gerald Ervin Deroven Bond: $500 Arrest Age 47 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 17, 2015 • poss less= 1 oz marijuana,1st • dom battery by strangulation | |
| Jennifer Louise Desimone Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 48 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 25, 2015 • dom battery,1st • poss sch i,ii,iii,iv c/s,1st/2nd | |
| Dolores Desoto Bond: $6000 Arrest Age 43 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 17, 2015 • dom battery,1st,e/vop | |
| James Edward Dexter Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 19 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 20, 2015 • viol domestic violence tpo • arr 4 viol o/probation/cond o/susp s |  |
| Daniel Joel Diaz Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 38 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 18, 2016 • dom battery by strangulation | |
| David Jay Diaz Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 25, 2015 • dom battery by strangulation • prev/diss rpt crime/cause pros/arr • false imprisonment • assault,w/dw • probation violation | |
| Emmanuel Diaz Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 21 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 12, 2015 • dom battery,1st • criminal contempt | |
| Jonathan Diaz Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 14, 2015 • child abuse or neglect,1st • dom battery,1st | |
| Manuel Diaz Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 07, 2016 • dom battery,1st • prev/diss rpt crime/cause pros/arr | |
| Cristian Diaz-Lopez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 21 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 06, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Perry David Diederich Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 28 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 15, 2015 • burglary,1st • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| Scott Allen Dieter Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 54 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 03, 2016 • dom battery,1st • poss sch i,ii,iii,iv c/s,1st/2nd • pss 2sell sch i/ii,flntrzpm/ghb,1st • trafck sch i c/s,flntrz/ghb,4-14 grm • false imprisonment | |
| Beverly Dillard Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 52 More Information >>> | Arrested May 30, 2016 • dom battery,1st • resist pub off • break/tamper w/veh damg,$250-$2500 | |
| Granger Dinwiddie Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 05, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Joel Dionicio-Bermudez Bond: $2500 Arrest Age 38 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 02, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Dimo Ditchev Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 59 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 08, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| John Dively Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 43 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 17, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Scott Jeffrey Dixon Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 28 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 04, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Paul Dobbins Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 06, 2015 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Steve Frank Dobson Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 55 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 07, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Steven Frank Dobson Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 54 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 27, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Miles Dodd Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested May 12, 2016 • dom battery,1st • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| Miles Ray Dodd Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 31 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 25, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Lisa Lorette Doherty Bond: $6000 Arrest Age 52 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 18, 2015 • dom battery,1st,e/vop | |
| Ernest Dominguez Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 16, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Ernest Dominguez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 06, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
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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.