MARCH STATISTICS

The latest statistics for Amberly’s Place show a decrease in the number of secondary victims in March. Secondary victims are those closely affected by the abuse although they might not have been abused directly, such as children who witness a parent being abused.

Here are the number of victims served by the center:

MARCH 2017/2018

Primary victims: 85/78 (-8%) Secondary victims: 135/84 (-38%) By Phone: 13/11 (100%)

BY AGENCY — 2017/2018

Yuma Police Department — 106/67 (-37%) Yuma County Sheriff’s Office — 43/18 (-58%) Somerton Police Department — 6/24 (300%) San Luis Police Department — 47/30 (-36%) FBI/CID/NCIS/Military — 1/8 (700%) Call-ins/unreported — 30/26 (-13%)

BY CRIME — 2017/2018

Child abuse, physical — 6/7 (17%) Secondary victims — 16/8 (-50%) Child abuse, sexual — 9/12 (33%) Secondary victims — 13/29 (123%) Domestic abuse — 51/45 (-12%) Secondary victims — 58/49 (-16%) Adult sexual assault — 20/13 (-35%) Secondary victims — 41/2 (-95%) Assault/Threats — 3/0 (-100%) Secondary victims — 5/0 (-100%) Elder abuse — 1/1 (100%) Other (homicide/Attempted homicide) — 3/0 (-100%) Secondary victims — 7/0 (-100%) Kidnapping — 0/3 (100%) Secondary victims — 0/4 (100%)