Data & Statistics
Please note that these numbers only represent those victims who sought services at our member agencies and do not represent the total number of individuals victimized by domestic violence in Arkansas.
THAT NUMBER IS FAR GREATER.
Domestic Violence in Arkansas
%
of Arkansas women and 34.8% of Arkansas men experience intimate partner physical violence and/or intimate partner sexual violence in their lifetimes. (1)
victims in Arkansas were served by domestic violence shelters and programs in one day. (2)
%
of Arkansas women will experience stalking in their lifetime.
misdemeanor domestic violence records were submitted in Arkansas by December 31, 2015. (4)
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2023 Domestic Violence Homicides
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This list is based on the most recent information available to the public.
43 Total Deaths to Date:
26 Women, 13 Men, 4 Children
*23 Intimate Partner Violence
Stacy Petty
January 16, 2023
Little Rock, Arkansas (Pulaski County)
Age: 45*
Leslie Jo Mixon
January 30, 2023
Mountain View, Arkansas (Stone County)
Age: 57*
Alfrisco Davis
February 14, 2023
Little Rock, Arkansas (Pulaski County)
Age: 32*
Kevin Means
March 1, 2023
Hampton, Arkansas (Calhoun County)
Age: 56
Bailey Nutt
March 2, 2023
Hot Springs, Arkansas (Garland County)
Age: 26*
Joselyn Paz
March 2, 2023
Hot Springs, Arkansas (Garland County)
Age: 26*
6-Week-Old Infant
March 2, 2023
Conway, Arkansas (Faulkner County)
Age: 6 Weeks
Edwina Brown
March 27, 2023
Little Rock, Arkansas (Pulaski County)
Age: 36*
Vicki Williams
March 29, 2023
Centerton, Arkansas (Benton County)
Age: 51
Karla Coffman
April 2, 2023
Benton, Arkansas (Saline County)
Age: 37*
Lizbeth Hernandez
April 6, 2023
Rogers, Arkansas (Benton County)
Age: 20*
Amy Joiner
April 16, 2023
Fayetteville, Arkansas (Washington County)
Age: 39*
Ian Crawford
April 16, 2023
Pocahontas, Arkansas (Randolph County)
Age: 18
Karen Payne
April 23, 2023
North Little Rock, Arkansas (Pulaski County)
Age: 67*
Shannon Leigh Mayberry
April 25, 2023
Minturn, Arkansas (Lawrence County)
Age: 53*
Shelly Oliver
April 22, 2023
Camden, Arkansas (Ouachita County)
Age: 46
Nancy Glover-Warren
April, 2023
Conway, Arkansas (Faulkner County)
Age: 68
Larry Boyd
May 8, 2023
Paragould, Arkansas (Craighead County)
Age: 84
Josey Boyd
May 8, 2023
Paragould, Arkansas (Craighead County)
Age: 80
Samantha Phillips
May 15, 2023
Jonesboro, Arkansas (Craighead County)
Age: 44*
Kesha Lewis
May 26, 2023
Rockport, Arkansas (Hot Spring County)
Age: 49*
Caroline Chadick
May 29, 2023
Hot Springs, Arkansas (Garland County)
Age: 6
Brandon Chrisco
May 31, 2023
Glencoe, Arkansas (Fulton County)
Age: 27
Elisha Van Nostrand
June 15, 2023
Cabot, Arkansas (Lonoke County)
Age: 49*
Thomas Hamilton
June 23, 2023
Little Rock, Arkansas (Pulaski County)
Ages: 37
James Hamilton
June 23, 2023
Little Rock, Arkansas (Pulaski County)
Age: 60
Kyleigh Hamilton
June 23, 2023
Little Rock, Arkansas (Pulaski County)
Age: 33*
Zilamma Hughes
July 6, 2023
Sherwood, Arkansas (Pulaski County)
Age: 2 Months
Unnamed Woman
July 7, 2023
West Helena, Arkansas (Phillips County)
Age: 19
Daniel Davis
July 20, 2023
Charleston, Arkansas (Franklin County)
Age: 43
Brenda Madriles
July 27, 2023
Fayetteville, Arkansas (Washington County)
Age: 32*
Gerald Swaim
August 9, 2023
Batesville, Arkansas (Independence County)
Age: 52*
Casandra Peña-Romero
August 19, 2023
Little Rock, Arkansas (Pulaski County)
Age: 27*
Tiana Robinson
September 6, 2023
Osceola, Arkansas (Mississippi County)
Age: 36*
Takyrra Nicole Scott
September 17, 2023
Pine Bluff, Arkansas (Jefferson County)
Age: 28*
Courtney Clary
September 25, 2023
Pine Bluff, Arkansas (Jefferson County)
Age: 33*
Kendrick Roquemore
September 29, 2023
Texarkana, Arkansas (Miller County)
Age: 38
Ashley Ewing
October 19, 2023
Helena-West Helena, Arkansas (Phillips County)
Age: 27*
Emerie Gailey
November 6, 2023
Texarkana, Arkansas (Miller County)
Age: 4 Months
Erica Chew
November 28, 2023
Blytheville, Arkansas (Mississippi County)
Age: 42*
Lucas Jewell
December 25, 2023
Yellville, Arkansas (Marion County)
Age: 43
Frederick McHenry Austin II
December 26, 2023
Alexander, Arkansas (Saline County)
Age: 27
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Citations and Data Resources
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National Center for Transgender Equality. 2016.
U.S. Transgender Survey, 2015
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2017. Preventing Intimate Partner Violence Across the Lifespan. Technical Package of Programs, Policies, and Practices.
World Health Organization. (2013). Global and regional estimates of violence against women: prevalence and health effects of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence.
American Psychiatric Association. (2019). Intimate Partner Violence: A Guide for Psychiatrists Treating IPV Survivors.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014). Prevalence and Characteristics of Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Intimate Partner Violence Victimization — National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, United States, 2011. Surveillance Summaries. (Breiding, M.J., et al.) September 5, 2014.