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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| Deepali Goel Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 37 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 26, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Tyrend Jerrel Goins Bond: $2500 Arrest Age 25 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 02, 2016 • intercp/intrp/dely msg via phone lin • dom battery,1st | |
| Calvin Golden Bond: $2000 Arrest Age 25 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 15, 2015 • dom battery,2nd | |
| Calvin Golden Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 27, 2016 • dom battery,1st • arr 4 viol o/probation/cond o/susp s | |
| Isaac Goldfin Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 04, 2015 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Derek St Gomez Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 28, 2016 • child abuse or neglect,1st • dom battery,1st | |
| Derek Saint Gomez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 13, 2016 • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| Derek Gomez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 22, 2016 • viol domestic violence epo • trespass, not amounting to burglary |  |
| Jose Gomez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 28, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Rose Annete Gomez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 37 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 02, 2016 • dom battery,1st • fta on traffic citation | |
| Aurelio Gomez-Martinez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 34 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 02, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Brian Enrique Gonzales Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 19 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 12, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Elizabeth Gonzales Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 25, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Giancarlo Fernando Gonzales Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 02, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Richard Manuel Gonzales Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 20 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 17, 2016 • viol domestic violence tpo • capt/dstr/dspl image o/priv area,1st |  |
| Richard Manuel Gonzales Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 20 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 08, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Richard Gonzales Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 19 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 04, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Alejandro Victor Gonzalez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 16, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Diana Gonzalez Bond: $10000 Arrest Age 25 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 15, 2016 • stop pers rpt crime/pros/arr,e/dw • dom battery,1st | |
| Paola Stephany Gonzalez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 24, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Steven Ray Gonzalez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 59 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 01, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Walter Gonzalez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 33 More Information >>> | Arrested May 10, 2015 • dom battery,1st • battery w/dw • false imprisonment | |
| Edgar Daniel Gonzalez-Silis Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 21 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 08, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Garrett Goodlander Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 31 More Information >>> | Arrested May 06, 2015 • dom battery,1st • contempt of court | |
| Kyle Gordon Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 53 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 01, 2016 • dom battery,1st • child abuse or neglect,1st • false imprisonment • intercp/intrp/dely msg via phone lin | |
| Jonathan Patrick Gorman Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 20, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Nicholas Gotta Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 34 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 04, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jeremiah Gottas Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 08, 2016 • dom battery,1st • false imprisonment • resist pub off | |
| Matthew Richard Gottschalk Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 12, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Janmargaret Olga Gould Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 08, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Stephanie Anne Gould Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 28 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 28, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Adrian Andy Grace Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 24, 2015 • domestic battery,3+ • contempt of court • contempt of municipal court |  |
| Jerome Lamar Grace Bond: $500 Arrest Age 57 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 24, 2016 • resist pub off • false imprisonment • dom battery,1st | |
| Dean Juaquine Gradias Bond: $1500 Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 21, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Dean Juaquine Gradias Arrest Age 23 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 10, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Kiara Renee Gragido Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 23 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 08, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Maria Angelina Grajeda Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> | Arrested May 22, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Tricia Gene Grammar Arrest Age 23 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 04, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jose Alberto Granados-Rojas Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 23, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jilberto Grande Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 07, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Dakota Grant Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 25 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 14, 2015 • dom battery,1st • dui,above legal limit,1st • arr for viol of cond of parole | |
| Dean Victor Gray Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 56 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 05, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Edward James Gray Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 48 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 21, 2015 • dom battery by strangulation • resist pub off | |
| Latasha Nicole Gray Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 03, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Roger J Grayson Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 53 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 20, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Andrew Ray Green Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 25, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| David Ronald Green Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 16, 2015 • sexual assault • assault,w/dw • batt to cmt sex asslt,vic 16+,e/vop • false imprisonment • dom battery,1st | |
| Derrick Eugene Green Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 57 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 30, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Tony Green Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 33 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 08, 2015 • dom battery by strangulation | |
| Michael Andrew Greene Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 21, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| John Gregory Arrest Age 37 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 13, 2016 • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| John Raymond Gregory Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 17, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Mark Anthony Greiner Bond: $6000 Arrest Age 31 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 21, 2016 • dom battery,1st,e/vop | |
| Darin Kieth Grieder Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 45 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 05, 2015 • dom battery,1st • fta on traffic citation | |
| Joseph Griep Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 38 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 14, 2016 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Erika Grieves Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 01, 2015 • child abuse or neglect,1st • dom battery,1st | |
| James A Grigsby Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 43 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 17, 2015 • dom battery,1st • pedestrian xing other than crosswalk | |
| Tabetha Lynn Grigsby Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 45 More Information >>> | Arrested May 20, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Anthony Henry Grijalba Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 37 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 22, 2015 • dom battery,1st • dom battery by strangulation | |
| Frederick Paul Grimesey Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 42 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 19, 2015 • dom battery,1st • destroy prop of another,$250-5k • harassment,1st • resist pub off • aggr stalking | |
| Cody Grissom Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 04, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Matthew Brandon Grissom Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 31 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 12, 2015 • dom battery by strangulation | |
| Siwen Gu Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 25 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 07, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Michael Guajardo Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 03, 2015 • dom battery,1st • pss 2sell sch i/ii,flntrzpm/ghb,1st • poss sch i,ii,iii,iv c/s,1st/2nd | |
| Marvin Guardado-Duenas Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 09, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Victor Manuel Gudino Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 15, 2016 • false imprisonment • intercp/intrp/dely msg via phone lin • child abuse or neglect,1st • dom battery,1st | |
| Juan Pablo Guerrero Arrest Age 21 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 14, 2016 • obt/use other pers id,harm/unlw purp • dom battery,1st • fta after bail,felony crime • arr 4 viol o/probation/cond o/susp s | |
| Tracy Nancy Guerrero Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 25 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 05, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Diana Guerrero-Arenas Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 17, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Edgar Benjamin Guevara Bond: $2000 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 28, 2016 • dui,above legal limit,1st • viol domestic violence epo |  |
| Brandon Guevara-Pontises Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 20 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 14, 2015 • battery to cmt sex asslt,victim 16+ • sexual assault • kidnaping,1st degree • dom battery,1st | |
| Gopala Krishna Kumar Guggilam Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 43 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 12, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Keith Allen Guilbeau Bond: $6000 Arrest Age 67 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 23, 2016 • dom battery,1st,e/vop | |
| Alberto Guillen Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 44 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 03, 2015 • assault,w/dw • dom battery,1st • obscene/threat/annoying phone call | |
| Michael Guillen Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 01, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| David Guinan Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 34 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 05, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Christopher Phillip Gulick Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> | Arrested May 15, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Kameko Krystal Gullberg Arrest Age 18 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 12, 2016 • dom battery,1st • dom battery,1st,e/vop | |
| Asaad Gulzar Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 19 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 27, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Assad Ibrahim Gulzar Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 20 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 17, 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.