Within the Last 12 MonthsWithin LifetimeCivil OrdersCalendar YTDCriminal OrdersTotal OrdersCivilCriminalDistrictYearDistrict OneViolations of Orders of ProtectionFemale OffenderNumber of ArrestsTable 9 Total Incident Reports and Arrests for Violation oin Cook CountyTable 10 Misdemeanor and Felony Violations of Order of ProFiled in Cook CountyNumber DismissedNumber DismissedTotal DismissedTable 12 Percentage Violations of Order of Protection InciDistrictFigure 3 Violations of Orders of Protection Charged in CookConclusions and RecommendationsDomestic BatteryTable 14 Domestic Battery Incident Reports Involving WeapoNumber of IncidentsTable 17 Domestic Battery Charges in Cook County 2000-2003Number DismissedPercent DismissedFeloniesNumber DismissedPercent DismissedTotal FiledTotal DismissedYear/DistrictNNumber ChargedNP232653784595665732718794484511796632721975378561177683282197547966117977227DDDFDINHHCPN**PDDDSAAPPASTT222F222M524T222ITTable 20 Incident Reports and Arrests for Stalking in Subu2222N0011STT222F131M212T222AT2222N0001STT2222N5574N2121P4233AOT2000Table 26 Chicago Sexual Assault Incident ReportsTable 27 Chicago Sexual Abuse Incident ReportsTable 28 Total Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse Incident ReTable 29 Number of Chicago Sexual Assault Incident ReportsTable 30 Sexual Assault Incident Reports Involving ChildreVictimized by Household Members in ChicagoTable 31 Sexual Abuse Incident Reports Involving ChildrenTable 32 Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse Incident Reports in Suburban Cook CountySexual AssaultTable 33 Arrests for Sexual Assault and Sexual AbuseTable 34 Arrests for Sexual Assault and Sexual AbuseSexual AssaultTable 35 Total Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse ChargesTable 36 Total Sexual Assault Charges Filed in Cook CountyTable 38 Sexual Assault and Abuse Charges and Charges DismDistrict OneDistrict TwoDistrict ThreeDistrict FourDistrict FiveDistrict SixCases ChargedNational Cases ChargedFemale VictimsFemale VictimsMale VictimsTable 42 Race/Ethnicity of Victims of Intimate Partner RelRace/Ethnicity200120022003NumberPercentNumberPercentNumberPercentWhite26%526%517%Black2687%1053%2273%White Hispanic26%421%310%Total301930Age of VictimsAge RangeHARD FACTS: An Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault Data from the Cook County Legal System A Report from the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Accountability Project DePaul College of Law Schiller DuCanto & Fleck Family Law Center Jody Raphael Senior Research Fellow May 2005 This report has been made possible by generous grants from the Michael Reese Health Trust, the Chicago Foundation for Women, and the Illinois Bar Foundation.Family Violence and Sexual Assault Accountability Project DePaul College of Law Schiller DuCanto & Fleck Family Law Center 25 East Jackson Boulevard Chicago, Illinois 60604 312-362-5205 www.law.depaul.edu/institutes_centers/family/default.asp Project Advisory Committee Margaret Byrne, Illinois Clemency Program for Battered Women Carol Corgan, Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault Reshma Desai, Illinois Violence Prevention Authority Janice DiGirolamo, Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Council Erica Morrow Hughes, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Cindi Koss, LifeSpan Ron Matekaitis, DeKalb County State’s Attorney Maria Pesquerira, Mujeres Latinas en Accion Kendra Reinshagen, Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services Jennifer Welch, Office of the Illinois Attorney General Copies of this report are available at www.law.depaul.edu/family/data. 2Executive Summary Findings Orders of Protection When issued by a court, an order of protection prohibits further abuse by one household or former household member against another on penalty of a criminal violation. • The number of orders of protection obtained in Cook County’s civil courts increased greatly (x 4) since 1995, with the largest increase occurring between 2002 (17,526) and 2003 (22,625). • The number of plenary orders of protection, providing a stay-away order for up to 2 years, has steadily declined in Cook County. In 2003, 10,969 emergency orders of protection were sought (short term, 2 or 3 weeks). Only 1,994, or 18%, became plenary orders of protection (long term, up to 2 years). Yet, more than 7,500 extensions were granted, meaning that many victims returned to court one or more times, but still didn’t get a plenary order of protection. In 2004 only 15% of emergency orders of protection became plenary orders of protection. • The number of orders of protection obtained in criminal court has decreased since 1995, leaving some women whose cases do not proceed to completion without court-ordered protections. • Approximately 34% of orders of protection in LEADS are not served or able to be served and may account for some of the orders that cannot be made into plenary status. Violations of Orders of Protection When a domestic offender disregards some portions of a court’s order of protection, he (she) may be charged with violation of order of protection, a Class A misdemeanor. • Reports to police of violations of orders of protection are increasing,* and although the total number of orders of protection issued in 2003 was 37,183, police received only 3,043 violation reports (8%). Of these only 41% were arrested. • The number of prosecutions for violations of orders of protection remained steady between 2000 and 2003, but between 50-55% of cases were not dismissed and proceeded to disposition. Very few violations of orders of protection were prosecuted as felonies. Domestic Battery Incident Reports, Arrests and Prosecutions • There were 42,648 domestic batteries reported to police in Chicago in 2003 and an additional 11,090 in suburban Cook County, for a total of 53,738. Missing data for domestic battery incidents in Chicago for previous years does not enable us to calculate trends. • Only 2% of those domestic battery incidents reported to police in Chicago in 2003 involved the use of a weapon. • There were 10,803 arrests for domestic batteries in Chicago in 2003. This means approximately 25% of domestic battery incidents reported to police resulted in arrest.* • The number of domestic batteries reported to the police and the number of domestic battery arrests increased between 2000-2003 in suburban Cook County.* 3• 1,600 females were arrested for domestic battery in Chicago in 2003,