Get Help Now
If there is immediate danger, call 911. The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides confidential support, safety-planning assistance, and connections to local services.
Public Safety & Resources
Domestic Violence Safety & Public Resources
National resources for immediate help, safety planning, prevention, victim services, and responsible understanding of criminal-record information.
Recognize Domestic Violence
Domestic violence can include physical violence, threats, stalking, coercive control, sexual violence, financial abuse, intimidation, isolation, and technology-facilitated abuse. Education can help people recognize escalating patterns and seek appropriate support.
Safety Planning
A safety plan can address emergency contacts, important documents, children and pets, transportation, medications, digital privacy, workplace safety, and a safer way to leave when necessary. Safety planning should be individualized to the person's circumstances.
Victim & Survivor Services
Victim-service programs may provide advocacy, shelter referrals, legal assistance, counseling referrals, compensation information, and help navigating criminal-justice systems. Availability and eligibility vary by jurisdiction.
Understand Registry Records
An allegation, arrest, criminal charge, protective order, and criminal conviction are not the same thing. The National Domestic Violence Offender Registry is conviction-based. Search results should be read together with the identified court, jurisdiction, case number, disposition, source information, and current record status.
Independent nonprofit institution. The National Domestic Violence Offender Registry is not a government agency and is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Justice or any state, territorial, tribal, or local government.