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.
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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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| Omar Hernandez-Pena Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 38 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 30, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jerred Leon Herrell Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 42 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 30, 2015 • assault,w/dw • dom battery by strangulation • child abuse or neglect,1st | |
| Andres Gilberto Herrera Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 64 More Information >>> | Arrested May 18, 2016 • viol domestic violence epo |  |
| Daniel Herrera-Verde Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 28 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 29, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Christopher Herring Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 42 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 08, 2015 • dom battery,1st • child abuse or neglect,1st | |
| Daniel Hetzer Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 40 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 24, 2015 • dom battery by strangulation • prev/diss rpt crime/cause pros/arr | |
| Bradley Hewitt Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> | Arrested May 01, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Frank Lee Hewitt Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 51 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 07, 2015 • domestic battery,2nd • battery on protected pers |  |
| Jonathan Hewitt Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 18, 2015 • domestic battery w/sbh |  |
| Kelli Lynn Hickey-Singh Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 48 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 04, 2016 • dom battery,1st • poss sch i,ii,iii,iv c/s,1st/2nd | |
| John Hickman Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 49 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 02, 2015 • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| John Hickman Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 50 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 10, 2016 • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| Robert Hickox Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 41 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 08, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Brian Hicks Bond: $10000 Arrest Age 50 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 16, 2016 • carry conceal expl/gun/dweap-w/o pmt • fta after bail,misd crime • dom battery,1st | |
| Cheryl Lynn Hicks Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 43 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 10, 2015 • dom battery,1st • use/poss drug para • contempt of municipal court | |
| Timothy Ryan High Arrest Age 34 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 12, 2016 • dom battery,1st,e/vop | |
| Andrew Charles Hill Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 39 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 19, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Samantha Rose Hill Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 49 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 26, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Stephanie Kristine Hill Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 31 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 13, 2016 • dom battery,1st • criminal contempt | |
| Tyler D Hill Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 21 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 18, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Von Evan Hiller Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 48 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 17, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| William Gene Hilliary Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 23 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 12, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Breana Ashley Hines Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 18 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 10, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Angela Marie Hinkson Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 33 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 11, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Kandi Hinman Arrest Age 43 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 09, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Nicholas Xavier Hinzman Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 21, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Pierre David Hirsch Arrest Age 38 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 10, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jesse Robert Hobbs Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 23 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 02, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Robert Brian Hoese Bond: $1000 Arrest Age 51 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 01, 2016 • dom battery,1st • arr fug fm othr state on compl/war | |
| Kenneth Lee Hoffman Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 45 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 14, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Orrin Jack Hoffman Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 72 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 30, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Orrin Jack Hoffman Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 74 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 01, 2016 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Kathlyn Hogan Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 45 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 10, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Gary Lee Hognes Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 63 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 08, 2015 • dom battery,1st • resist pub off | |
| Tamara Holler Bond: $2500 Arrest Age 31 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 07, 2016 • battery on protected pers • child abuse or neglect,1st • dom battery,1st | |
| Donald Holman Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 66 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 27, 2016 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Vanessa Holmberg Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 21, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Glenn Robert Holsworth Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 63 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 09, 2015 • dom battery,1st • child abuse/neglect/endanger | |
| Dempsey Donald Hood Bond: $50000 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 19, 2015 • battery,r/sbh • dom battery,1st • assault on protected pers • duty stop acdnt w/attnd veh/prp dmg • reckless driv dsrgd per/prop safe,1 • resist pub off | |
| Hollis Glen Hood Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 42 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 09, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Chad Christopher Hooser Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 15, 2015 • dom battery,1st • poss sch i,ii,iii,iv c/s,1st/2nd • use/poss drug para | |
| Jeremy Hopkins Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 20, 2015 • dom battery by strangulation • arr 4 viol o/probation/cond o/susp s | |
| Nickolas Paul Hopp Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 34 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 20, 2016 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Richard Allen Horner Arrest Age 40 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 11, 2016 • viol domestic violence epo |  |
| Maseye Ottis Horsfall Bond: $10000 Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 26, 2015 • carry conceal expl/gun/dweap-w/o pmt • resist pub off • domestic battery,2nd • robbery |  |
| Victor Horta-Santoyo Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 44 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 05, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| John Erik Horvath Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 26, 2015 • viol domestic violence tpo • viol domestic violence epo |  |
| Sara Hosmer Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 20 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 20, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jayson Allen Houghtling Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 45 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 26, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Dorothy Mae Houlden Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 19, 2016 • dom battery,1st • battery | |
| Charles Edward Howard Bond: $10000 Arrest Age 31 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 14, 2016 • alw child abuse/neglect(endang),2+ • dom battery by strangulation | |
| Julieanne Howard Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 43 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 27, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Elmore Hoyt Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 58 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 04, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jahmada Eldrid Hubbard Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 04, 2016 • dom battery by strangulation • child abuse/neglect/endanger • dom battery,1st | |
| Brian Ohara Huey Bond: $2500 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 30, 2015 • poss dang drug w/o p-scrpt,1st/2nd • viol domestic violence tpo • poss sch i,ii,iii,iv c/s,1st/2nd • criminal contempt |  |
| Chris Dennis Hughes Bond: $2500 Arrest Age 45 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 30, 2015 • false imprisonment • domestic battery,2nd • arr misd probationr 4 probation viol |  |
| Christopher Hughes Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 45 More Information >>> | Arrested May 26, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jamie Marie Hughes Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 15, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jessie Hulme Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 37 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 12, 2015 • domestic battery,3+ • arr 4 viol o/probation/cond o/susp s |  |
| Jessie Hulme Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 37 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 20, 2015 • domestic battery,3+ • false imprisonment • batt to comm sex asslt,r/sbh • arr 4 viol o/probation/cond o/susp s |  |
| William Chester Hunley Arrest Age 34 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 19, 2016 • dom battery,1st • dui,above legal limit,1st • drive w/o drv lic • reckless driv dsrgd per/prop safe,1 | |
| Jeffrey Bethune Hunt Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 59 More Information >>> | Arrested May 14, 2015 • dom battery,1st • dom battery by strangulation | |
| Michael Duane Hunt Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested May 22, 2016 • dom battery,1st • false imprisonment • child abuse or neglect,1st | |
| Robert Hunt-Taylor Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 24, 2015 • domestic battery,2nd • battery • false stmt to/obstruct pub off |  |
| Amy Grace Hunter Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 13, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Deborah Lorraine Huntsman Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 48 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 11, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jason Husoen Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 39 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 22, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Stephen Matthew Hussar Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 25 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 21, 2015 • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| Stephen Hussar Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 13, 2015 • robbery • false imprisonment • domestic battery,2nd • grand larceny of auto,$3500+ |  |
| Dale Anthony Hussey Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 48 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 06, 2016 • arson,1st degree • dom battery,1st | |
| Dale Anthony Hussey Arrest Age 49 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 02, 2016 • viol domestic violence epo |  |
| Thomas Hussey Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 23, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Robert Bradley Huston Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 41 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 23, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jacob Hutsey Bond: $2500 Arrest Age 28 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 13, 2015 • intercp/intrp/dely msg via phone lin • dom battery,1st | |
| Jacob Raymond Hutsey Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 22, 2016 • child abuse or neglect,1st • dom battery,1st | |
| Sophia Hutsey Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 21, 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.