The ‘Power Within You’ and the ‘Circle of Healing’ programs are culturally specific services for the traditionally underserved, predominantly Black communities. The City of Dallas Domestic Violence Task Force Report (2020) counted family violence and domestic violence together as having the same value. According to the Dallas Domestic Violence Task Force Annual Report for 2017-2018, the latest domestic violence stats available, released there were 15,347 domestic violence-related calls in Dallas, Texas. There were 32 intimate partner homicides in 2014-2018. Of these homicides, 65% were African American, 10% were Latino and 16% were white. African American and Hispanic victims continue to be overrepresented as intimate partner homicide victims. Prior victimizations rose each year for victims, from an average of 0.2 in 2014-2015 to 0.8 in 2016-2017. Dallas County Adult Intimate Partner Violence Fatality Review Team (October 2017) reports that IPV fatalities occurred across 41 zip codes in Dallas County. Rates per zip code ranged from 0.4 to 6.8. South Dallas Fair Park had the highest rate of IPV fatalities at 6.8.  

Dallas County Adult Intimate Partner Violence Fatality Review Team (October 2017) states that “During the five-year duration of this report, African American women were 1.9x more likely to die due to IPV than white women and 3.9x more likely to die than Hispanic woman and 9x more likely to die than Asian women. African American women are also less likely than white women to use social services, and programs, or to go to the hospitals because of domestic violence. This is especially concerning for lethality risk because the use of social services, domestic violence programs, and screenings at hospitals are some of the primary ways that victims of IPV get help and, therefore, are significantly less likely to die at the hands of their intimate partner.” 

The Texas Council On Family Violence (2021) states Dallas County has the second highest number of Intimate Partner Homicides across Texas. Harris County is number one. In 2021 Dallas County had 22 IPV homicides, 22 women. Dallas County deaths increased by 10% from 21 deaths in 2020 to 23 deaths in 2021.