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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| Patricia Raanes Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 62 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 17, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Janelle Veliaann Radcliffe Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 23 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 25, 2015 • prev/diss rpt crime/cause pros/arr • dom battery,1st | |
| Lyle Michael Radford Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 22, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Joshua Lee Rambel Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested May 07, 2016 • dom battery by strangulation | |
| Ana Ramirez Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 01, 2016 • child abuse or neglect,1st • dom battery,1st | |
| Jeremy Ramirez Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 18, 2015 • dom battery by strangulation | |
| Miguel Angel Ramirez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 30 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 14, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Raul Ramirez Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 19, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Vicente Ramirez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 37 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 11, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Julio J Ramirez-Segura Arrest Age 18 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 10, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Julio Jonathan Ramirez-Segura Bond: $40000 Arrest Age 18 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 06, 2015 • kidnapping 2nd degree e/v tpo • dom battery,1st • prev/diss rpt crime/cause pros/arr | |
| Jordan Ramos Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 19 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 03, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jordan Ramos Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 20 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 16, 2016 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Oscar Ramos Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 48 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 09, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Victor Ramos Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 30, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Victor Hugo Ramos Arrest Age 38 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 04, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Victor Ramos Arrest Age 38 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 14, 2016 • dom battery,1st • assault on protected pers,w/dw • o and r with use of deadly weapon | |
| Reinaldo Ramos-Cintron Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 47 More Information >>> | Arrested May 27, 2015 • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| Reinaldo Ramos-Cintron Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 47 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 21, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Reinaldo Ramos-Cintron Arrest Age 47 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 11, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jodi Ramos-Torres Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 08, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jacob Wolfgang Rampey Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 30 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 03, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Eric Gordon Randall Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 45 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 19, 2015 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Eric Gordon Randall Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 19, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Mark Alan Rankin Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 25, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Cheyanne Marie Ranson Arrest Age 25 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 03, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Fritz Kari Ratcliff Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 60 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 09, 2016 • domestic battery w/use dw • dom battery,1st |  |
| Alexander Raya Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 07, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Michael Raymond Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 53 More Information >>> | Arrested May 13, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Gerardo Razo-Garcia Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 25 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 19, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Rosalie Roxanne Read Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 03, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Daniel Wayne Reagan Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 70 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 29, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Daniel Wayne Reagan Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 70 More Information >>> | Arrested May 07, 2016 • battery w/dw • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| James Irvin Reason Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 19 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 25, 2016 • dom battery,1st • minor in poss alc bev in public | |
| Stephanie Recinos Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 19 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 29, 2016 • prev/diss rpt crime/cause pros/arr • dom battery,1st | |
| Redson Red Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 06, 2015 • battery w/dw • dom battery,1st | |
| Keith Reed Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 37 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 21, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Morey Gilbert Reed Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 48 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 20, 2016 • burglary,1st • dom battery,1st • fail to register by convicted pers • 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 • | |
| Ray Glen Reed Bond: $2500 Arrest Age 50 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 06, 2015 • harassment,1st • dom battery,1st,e/vop | |
| Rollen Clyde Reed Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 62 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 19, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Simeon Josef Marshall Reese Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 20 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 16, 2016 • dom battery,1st • minor in poss alc bev in public | |
| Curtis Allen Reeves Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 47 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 06, 2015 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Lisa Kay Reidhead Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 43 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 10, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Danielle Christine Reins Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 23 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 06, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Brian Christopher Rekoske Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 42 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 11, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Michael Renihan Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 59 More Information >>> | Arrested May 20, 2015 • assault,w/dw • dom battery,1st | |
| Zachary Renner Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 40 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 26, 2015 • battery w/dw • dom battery,1st | |
| Ruben Renteria Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 47 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 17, 2015 • viol domestic violence tpo • dom battery,1st |  |
| Sonja Renteria Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 09, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Hector Retana Bond: $30000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 11, 2015 • dom batt 1st e/dw, e/vop • false imprisonment,w/dw • coerce w/force/threat of force,e/dw • unlaw prod/poss marijuana 12 plants • poss sch i,ii,iii,iv c/s,1st/2nd • pss 2sell sch i/ii,flntrzpm | |
| Alejandro Reyes Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 29, 2015 • child abuse or neglect,1st • dom battery,1st • contempt of court | |
| Delfina Reyes Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 43 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 17, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| John Reyes Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 56 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 25, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Sergio Reyes Arrest Age 23 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 25, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Sergio Reyes Bond: $2500 Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> | Arrested May 25, 2016 • dom battery,1st • battery | |
| Michael Reynolds Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 02, 2016 • dom battery,1st • alw child abuse/negl(endanger),1st | |
| Michael Reynolds Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 13, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Shannon L Reynolds Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 45 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 19, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Travis Clayton Reynolds Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 07, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Scott A Ribeiro Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 51 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 20, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Arin Nathaniel Rice Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 19 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 07, 2015 • dom battery,1st • poss sch i,ii,iii,iv c/s,1st/2nd • criminal contempt | |
| Jason Lee Rice Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 38 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 12, 2015 • domestic battery e/dw,r/sbh • burglary while poss gun/dw |  |
| Randy Edward Richards Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 33 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 05, 2015 • viol domestic violence tpo • alw child abuse/negl(endanger),1st |  |
| Simone Richards Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 25 More Information >>> | Arrested May 04, 2015 • obt/use other pers id,harm/unlw purp • child abuse or neglect,1st • resist pub off • dom battery,1st • fta/obey court order • fta on traffic citation • bo | |
| Justin Ray Richardson Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 30 More Information >>> | Arrested May 11, 2016 • viol domestic violence tpo • mfg/import/poss/use dang weap,1st |  |
| Danielle Richmond Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 28, 2016 • domestic battery,3+ |  |
| Ruben Rico Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 41 More Information >>> | Arrested May 22, 2016 • dom battery,1st • drink alc while driv/phys ctrl of mv • remove/alter vin or part id/mark • poss/rcv/tranf stolen veh,$3500+ • poss burglary tools • poss less= 1 oz marijuana,1st | |
| Loretto C Riley Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 51 More Information >>> | Arrested May 27, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Misty Dawn Riley Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 38 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 13, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Ryan James Riley Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 18, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Robert Allen Riner Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 57 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 27, 2016 • dom battery,1st • false imprisonment | |
| Luis E Rios Arrest Age 25 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 18, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Rigoberto Rios Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 14, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Rigoberto Rodriguez Rios Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 23 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 20, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Rogelio Rios-Fierros Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 17, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Rogelio Rios-Fierros Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 33 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 18, 2016 • dom battery,1st • false stmt to/obstruct pub off | |
| Rogelio Rios-Fierros Bond: $100000 Arrest Age 33 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 25, 2016 • dom battery,1st • false stmt to/obstruct pub off • sexual assault | |
| Constantino Rios-Gonzalez Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 43 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 14, 2016 • dom battery by strangulation | |
| Yesena Rios-Quintero Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 26, 2016 • domestic battery,2nd • criminal contempt |  |
| Andrew William Ritchson Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 27, 2015 • 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.