Number of Domestic Disturbance Calls Received and Actions Taken as a Result of Calls by the Columbus Police Department: 1985-1991

The number of domestic disturbance calls received by the Columbus Police Department has risen steadily over the last six years, from 39,730 in 1985 to 63,004 in 1991. Of the 63,004 received in 1991, only 1,251 (2.0%) resulted in arrests. The most frequent result of a domestic disturbance call was that no action was taken (55.4% of total calls) because no one at that address had called, the dispute was resolved prior to the police's arrival, or the address was not located. Parties were advised of their rights in 39.4% of the calls.

Number of Domestic Disturbance Calls Received and Actions Taken as a Result of Calls by the Columbus Police Department: 1985-1990

Action Taken         1985   1986   1987   1988   1989   1990   
Report Taken 
  (No Arrest)         626    841  1,063  1,478  1,584  1,865  
Arrest Made         1,178  1,329  1,567  1,785  1,432  1,529  
No Action Taken    17,464 23,519 15,489 36,278 17,048 24,903 
Parties Advised of
  Their Rights     20,462 22,339 23,758 24,800 27,009 36,391 

Total Calls        39,730 48,028 51,877 56,813 60,247 64,688

Number of Domestic Disturbance Calls Received and Actions Taken as a Result of Calls by the Columbus Police Department: 1991

Action Taken           1991   

Report Taken 
  (No Arrest)         2,013          
Arrest Made           1,251
No Action Taken      34,935
Parties Advised of
  Their Rights       24,805

Total Calls          63,004

Note: Columns do not add up to totals because the various categories are not unduplicated counts. "No Action Taken" indicates that no one called at that address, dispute was resolved prior to police's arrival, or the address was not located.

Source: Columbus Police Department, Division of Research

Filename: SI-010

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