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
Offender Lookup - Nevada (NV)
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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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| Lenward Earl Gaines Arrest Age 61 More Information >>> |
Arrested Nov 23, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Anthony R Galbraith Bond: $40000 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> |
Arrested Feb 19, 2016 • open murder,e/dw • assault e/dw, e/v tpo • att violate dom viol epo |
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| Timothy Raymond Galindo Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 33 More Information >>> |
Arrested Apr 20, 2015 • dom battery,1st • child abuse or neglect,1st |
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| Mario Salvador Gallardo Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 45 More Information >>> |
Arrested May 06, 2015 • dom battery,1st |
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| Mark A Gallegos Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 45 More Information >>> |
Arrested Sep 09, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Jerry Lee Galloway Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 53 More Information >>> |
Arrested May 29, 2015 • dom battery,1st |
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| Joseph A Galloway Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 41 More Information >>> |
Arrested Oct 24, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Nonie Marie Galloway Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 41 More Information >>> |
Arrested Sep 20, 2015 • dom battery,1st |
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| Brandon Valdez Galvez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 21 More Information >>> |
Arrested Mar 29, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Steven Timothy Gant Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 28 More Information >>> |
Arrested Apr 22, 2016 • poss sch i,ii,iii,iv c/s,1st/2nd • dom battery,1st • use/poss drug para |
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| Steven Timothy Gant Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 28 More Information >>> |
Arrested May 09, 2016 • dom battery,1st • use/poss drug para |
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| Blancaestele Gomez Garcia Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 30 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jul 01, 2016 • dom battery,1st • contempt of court |
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| Braxton Garcia Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> |
Arrested Oct 26, 2016 • child abuse or neglect,1st • dom battery by strangulation |
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| Carlos Garcia Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> |
Arrested Aug 17, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Carolina Garcia Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 40 More Information >>> |
Arrested Sep 05, 2015 • dom battery,1st |
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| Cesar Garcia Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jun 04, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Curtis R Garcia Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 43 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jan 26, 2016 • dom battery by strangulation • false imprisonment |
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| Fernando Garcia Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 25 More Information >>> |
Arrested Nov 10, 2015 • dom battery by strangulation • dom battery,1st |
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| Ignacio Garcia Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 38 More Information >>> |
Arrested May 28, 2016 • dom battery,1st • poss dang drug w/o p-scrpt,1st/2nd • poss sch i,ii,iii,iv c/s,1st/2nd |
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| Joey Augustin Garcia Bond: $2500 Arrest Age 31 More Information >>> |
Arrested Apr 12, 2016 • false imprisonment • domestic battery,2nd |
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| Joseph Samuel Garcia Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 34 More Information >>> |
Arrested Apr 25, 2016 • viol domestic violence tpo |
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| Juan Ernesto Garcia Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> |
Arrested Dec 02, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Julia Garcia Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> |
Arrested Sep 30, 2015 • child abuse or neglect,1st • dom battery,1st |
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| Lionel Guerrero Garcia Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 51 More Information >>> |
Arrested Nov 02, 2016 • own/poss gun by prohibit pers • dom battery,1st |
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| Nicholas Garcia Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jul 18, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Patrick Michael Garcia Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> |
Arrested Nov 29, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Pete Rafael Garcia Bond: $6000 Arrest Age 70 More Information >>> |
Arrested Dec 04, 2015 • dom battery,1st,e/vop |
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| Randi Garcia Arrest Age 40 More Information >>> |
Arrested Nov 05, 2016 • dom battery,1st • battery w/dw |
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| Stacey Marie Garcia Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 48 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jan 26, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Steven William Garcia Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 28 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jul 17, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Stoney John Garcia Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> |
Arrested Sep 18, 2016 • dom battery,1st • destroy prop of another,$25-250 |
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| Moyers Garcia-Aguilar Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> |
Arrested May 07, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Gloria Garcia-Anguiano Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 20 More Information >>> |
Arrested Nov 03, 2015 • dom battery,1st • child abuse or neglect,1st |
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| Daniel Garcia-Cardiel Bond: $2500 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> |
Arrested Apr 10, 2016 • false imprisonment • dom battery,1st |
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| Humberto Garcia-Cortes Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 19 More Information >>> |
Arrested Aug 17, 2015 • dom battery,1st |
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| Humberto Garcia-Cortes Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 19 More Information >>> |
Arrested May 29, 2016 • poss sch i,ii,iii,iv c/s,1st/2nd • dom battery,1st |
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| Angel Gariday Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> |
Arrested Nov 16, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Marc Garner Bond: $7500 Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jul 14, 2016 • domestic battery,2nd |
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| Nicklaus Steven Garner Bond: $40000 Arrest Age 33 More Information >>> |
Arrested Aug 17, 2015 • false imprisonment,w/dw • assault,w/dw • kidnaping,1st degree • dom battery,1st |
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| Nicklaus Garner Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 33 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jan 06, 2016 • dom battery,1st • contempt of court |
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| Jeremy Garretson Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> |
Arrested Aug 15, 2015 • dom battery,1st |
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| Andrew Monroe Garza Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> |
Arrested Nov 02, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Douglas James Gates Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> |
Arrested Feb 18, 2015 • dom battery,1st |
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| Truman Roger Gaulden Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jan 16, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Justin Michael Gaw Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 28 More Information >>> |
Arrested Oct 04, 2015 • dom battery,1st |
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| Edgar Alexander Gaytan Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> |
Arrested Aug 29, 2016 • dom battery,1st • fta on traffic citation |
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| Alexander Gearhart Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 19 More Information >>> |
Arrested Sep 29, 2015 • dom battery,1st |
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| Alexander Reed Gearhart Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 19 More Information >>> |
Arrested Nov 12, 2015 • viol domestic violence tpo |
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| Alexander Gearhart Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 20 More Information >>> |
Arrested Apr 06, 2016 • viol domestic violence epo • resist pub off |
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| Sandra Geister Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> |
Arrested Apr 14, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Timothy Karl Genz Bond: $6000 Arrest Age 51 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jan 22, 2016 • dom battery,1st,e/vop |
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| Angelo Vincent George Bond: $1132 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jun 17, 2016 • viol domestic violence tpo |
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| Shauna George Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 31 More Information >>> |
Arrested May 01, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Brandon David Gershel Bond: $30000 Arrest Age 19 More Information >>> |
Arrested Aug 30, 2016 • dom battery by strangulation,e/vop |
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| John Philip Getman Bond: $840 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> |
Arrested Mar 16, 2016 • contempt of municipal court • domestic battery,2nd • criminal contempt |
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| Victor Andrew Ghiggeri Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 57 More Information >>> |
Arrested Sep 02, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Kalie Ghiglieri Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 28 More Information >>> |
Arrested Apr 01, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Gary Edward Gibbons Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 43 More Information >>> |
Arrested Aug 22, 2015 • dom battery,1st |
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| Jack Gibbs Arrest Age 37 More Information >>> |
Arrested Mar 03, 2015 • viol domestic violence epo |
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| Jack Zachariah Gibbs Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 38 More Information >>> |
Arrested Mar 13, 2015 • viol domestic violence epo |
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| Jack Zachariah Gibbs Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 38 More Information >>> |
Arrested Aug 05, 2015 • dom battery,1st |
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| Tiffany Shonte Gibbs Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 25 More Information >>> |
Arrested Oct 02, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Ken Gibson Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 45 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jun 16, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Bradley Jacob Gigantino Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jan 31, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Shawn David Gilgo Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 42 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jun 07, 2015 • dom battery,1st |
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| Burlee Gill Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 42 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jun 09, 2015 • dom battery,1st |
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| Ryan Jessup Gillooly Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 34 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jan 09, 2016 • viol domestic violence tpo |
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| Ember Kaye Gilmore-Reid Bond: $500 Arrest Age 18 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jun 05, 2015 • minor purch/cons alc bev where sold • dom battery by strangulation |
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| Sarah Ann Giombetti Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 19 More Information >>> |
Arrested Mar 21, 2016 • dom battery,1st • minor in poss alc bev in public |
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| Chi Kim Gip Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> |
Arrested Aug 13, 2015 • dom battery,1st |
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| Christine Gish Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jul 19, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Clifford Keith Givan Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> |
Arrested Sep 30, 2015 • dom battery,1st |
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| Clifford Keith Givan Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> |
Arrested Nov 29, 2015 • dom battery,1st |
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| Michael Douglas Gladstone Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> |
Arrested May 28, 2015 • dom battery,1st |
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| Michael Gladstone Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jul 20, 2015 • dom battery,1st |
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| Justin Edward Glass Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 43 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jan 13, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Ryan Joseph Glasser Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> |
Arrested Oct 15, 2016 • dom battery,1st • dom battery by strangulation • resist pub off |
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| Michael Francis Glynn Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> |
Arrested Sep 30, 2016 • dom battery,1st |
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| Luke Brandon Godsey Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> |
Arrested Jan 24, 2016 • dom battery by strangulation |
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| Michael Lee Goedert Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 63 More Information >>> |
Arrested Aug 28, 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.