2025 Kentucky Domestic Violence Data Report Released
FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 2, 2026) – Today, to further protect against domestic violence, combat human trafficking and support survivors, First Lady Britainy Beshear announced that Team Kentucky has launched an interactive data dashboard for the public to more easily view data; compare statewide statistics by county and area development district; and gather specific information on offenders, domestic violence shelters and support services, as well as law enforcement-related outcomes. The dashboard includes data from each of Kentucky’s annual domestic violence data reports.
“Every Kentuckian – and every person – should be safe from these heinous crimes and Team Kentucky is committed to making progress as we create a safer commonwealth for everyone,” Mrs. Beshear said. “This new resource will help us better target services across Kentucky so every survivor knows they have the support needed to seek justice, rebuild their lives and move forward.”
“No one should have to experience domestic violence, which is why my administration has worked to increase support for services and make sure our people are safe,” Gov. Andy Beshear said. “By working with partners across the commonwealth, we’re making sure survivors and their families have the support they need to move forward.”
The interactive dashboard was built and will be maintained by the Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center, which has compiled the state’s Domestic Violence Data Report since 2023 while managing grants to support law enforcement and victim services.
“Quality data is vital to Team Kentucky’s shared mission to make sure our people are safe and feel safe,” said Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center Executive Director Andrew Ritzel. “Our new dashboard will help us further prevent crime while supporting victims and helping law enforcement agencies, advocates and other stakeholders.”
Additionally, Kentucky released the 2025 Domestic Violence Data Report today, which is reflected in the new dashboard.
The 2025 Domestic Violence Data Report shows that levels of domestic violence remained stable compared to the year before. Additionally, there was an increase in filings of electronic JC-3 forms, which are completed upon responding to a report of domestic violence, dating violence or abuse to track incidents and arrests and assist victims with filing for emergency protective orders. The report also shows a 4.23% increase in arrests made related to domestic violence and a slight decrease in the number of individuals who utilized services provided by ZeroV, the state’s coalition of domestic violence shelters.
According to the report:
- 33,786 electronic JC-3 forms related to domestic violence and/or dating violence were filed.
- 8,301 arrests were made for incidents involving domestic or dating violence and abuse.
- 20,129 emergency protective orders and temporary interpersonal orders were ordered by the courts.
- 14,338 individuals received services from ZeroV’s 15 regional domestic violence programs.
- 19,481 crisis/hotline calls were received through ZeroV’s 15 regional domestic violence programs.
In 2022 and 2023, Gov. Beshear signed into law Senate Bill 271 and House Bill 535, respectively, requiring the collection and analysis of data related to domestic violence in the commonwealth, including domestic violence arrests, domestic violence shelter use and reports of child abuse. The report is compiled using data provided by the Kentucky State Police, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and ZeroV.
The Governor and First Lady have prioritized using their positions to support victims and ensure every Kentuckian is safe from violence in their communities.
Mrs. Beshear is dedicated to raising awareness and supporting survivors by serving on the advisory board for the National Coalition for the Prevention of Sex Trafficking and regularly joins the Governor to recognize human trafficking and domestic violence prevention efforts. Additionally, the First Lady’s annual Shop & Share program directly helps domestic violence shelters located across the commonwealth have the resources and supplies they need to help survivors and their children be safe and help them rebuild their lives.
Gov. Beshear has been committed to supporting victims and ending Kentucky’s sexual assault kit backlog since his time as Attorney General. This was a priority for Beshear during his time in the Attorney General’s Office, and he took several steps to provide justice for sexual assault victims, including:
- Creating the Office of Child Abuse and Human Trafficking Prevention and Prosecution.
- Providing $4.5 million in settlement money to lawmakers to fund requested KSP crime lab upgrades
- Providing $1 million to aid law enforcement and prosecutors in conducting victim-centered investigations and prosecuting sexual assault offenders.
- Creating the Survivors Council to advise and assist his office on matters related to victims of crime.
- Hiring a victim advocate, investigator, prosecutor and SAKI coordinator in the Office of the Attorney General.
- Establishing a Cold Case Unit to address cases that have gone years without closure and later receiving a $1.4 million grant to further expand the unit.
Since taking office, the Beshear administration has continued this work by awarding $187 million in grant funding to victim service agencies across the commonwealth. The Governor has continued to prioritize victims by signing legislation to:
Team Kentucky remains committed to increasing public safety in the commonwealth, and the Governor’s public safety actions are making communities safer for every Kentuckian who calls them home.
In May, the Governor announced the Kentucky State Police (KSP) received more than $172,000 in federal grant funding to continue the commonwealth’s ongoing work to provide justice to survivors and victims of sexual offenses in the commonwealth through the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI). Kentucky’s SAKI team was created by the Governor in 2021 and works to leverage existing resources to investigate and identify sexual offenders. Since its creation, the KSP SAKI team has received more than $4.8 million in federal grant funding, including $1.5 million in 2021, more than $840,000 in 2022 and $2.5 million in 2023.
Since Gov. Beshear took office, fewer Kentuckians have returned to prison after their release. In February, the Governor announced that recidivism rates in the commonwealth have decreased for two years in a row, meaning that nearly 70% of those released from state custody have not returned. To build on this progress, Gov. Beshear recently signed House Bill 5, which provides the framework to create Kentucky’s first reentry campus, focused on increased public safety and boosting the state’s workforce.
For four straight years, overdose deaths have decreased in Kentucky. In 2025, the commonwealth saw 22.9% fewer overdose deaths than the year prior.
In 2023, the Governor signed Senate Bill 79 establishing the Safe at Home Program, which protects the residential addresses of survivors of domestic violence and other sexual crimes as well as the addresses of those who reside in the same household as the victim. Gov. Beshear also signed legislation in 2023 that doubled the weekly amount available for crime victims for lost wages to $300 per week from $150 per week; increased the amount available for funeral expenses to $7,500 from $5,000 and increased the overall total award available to $30,000 from $25,000.
More about the 2025 Domestic Violence Data Report
The Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center (CJSAC) is located within the Justice & Public Safety Cabinet and is required by statute (KRS 209A.122) to collect information on domestic violence fatalities, domestic violence and abuse, and dating violence and abuse within the Commonwealth. The data contained within this report represents January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025. The following contributing agencies provided the data contained within this report to CJSAC for compilation and analysis: the Kentucky State Police, the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and ZeroV. The original records are maintained by the respective agency.
The statistics presented in this report are a snapshot of domestic violence data at the time of release. Reports received after the release date and updates to previously submitted data can affect prior totals. Therefore, data is not static and is subject to changes after publication.
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