AMBERLY’S PLACE AUGUST REPORT

Last month Amberly’s Place had 255 abuse victims reach out for help in August, a 42 percent increase from last year. Domestic violence always creates the most victims in Yuma County.

In August, the center helped 62 primary victims of domestic violence, those who were assaulted, and 47 secondary victims, usually children who witness this crime.

Statistically, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men will be victims of domestic violence. On average 20 people every minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the U.S., according to National Coalition Against Domestic Violence statistics. Across the U.S. on a typical day more than 20,000 calls are placed to domestic violence hotlines.

Amberly’s Place crisis advocates only respond to the scene of the more serious cases of domestic violence; sometimes they are attempted homicides or homicides.

Children are exposed to domestic violence every day, Diane Umphress, executive director, noted. “When you look at our stats, look at the number of those under 18 served and impacted by abuse — 118 last month. These children have a higher chance of dropping out of school, getting involved in drugs and lacking the coping skills needed to succeed.”

Amberly’s Place released the following statistics for August.

OVERALL

Primary victims: 102 Secondary victims: 153 TOTALS: 255 BY AGENCY

Yuma Police Department: 85 Yuma County Sheriff’s Office: 47 Somerton Police Department: 14 San Luis Police Department: 14 Cocopah Police Department: 1 FBI/CID/NCIS: 3 Other agencies: 18 Walk-ins: 68 By phone: 5 BY CRIME Adult sexual assault: 15 Secondary victims: 24 Child physical abuse/neglect: 4 Secondary victims: 9 Child sexual abuse/assault: 17 Secondary victims: 29 Domestic violence: 62 Secondary victims: 83 Elder abuse/neglect: 1 Secondary victims: 4 Stalking Harassment: 1 Multidisciplinary team assists: 2 Secondary victims: 4 SPECIAL CLASSIFICATIONS

Deaf/hard of hearing: 1 Homeless: 2 Immigrants/refugees/asylum seekers: 26 LGBTQ: 1 Disabled: 11 Limited English: 38 BY ETHNICITY/RACE

American Indian/Alaska Native: 20 Asian: 4 Black/African American: 4 Hispanic/Latino: 163 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 1 White (non-Latino)/Caucasian: 53 Multiple races: 6 Race not reported: 4 BY GENDER Female: 168 Male: 87 BY AGE 0-12: 85 13-17: 33 18-24: 27 25-59: 86 60+: 8 Age not reported: 16