COHGIS data is prepared and made available for general reference purposes only and should not be used, or relied upon for specific applications, without independent verification. The City of Houston neither represents, nor warrants COHGIS data accuracy, or completeness, nor will the City of Houston accept liability of any kind in conjunction with its use.

This dashboard contains aggregated but still sensitive information about indicators of domestic violence and users should use it responsibly and with the right intentions by following the guidelines below:

• The intended audiences of this dashboard are law enforcement and service providers, to inform allocation of resources, and policymakers and researchers, to understand and address societal vulnerabilities contributing to potential victimization.
• Data presented does not indicate prevalence of domestic violence or whether an instance of domestic violence was confirmed after a call for law enforcement service. Data only reveals indicators of domestic violence vulnerability by zip code. All other uses are at the users’ sole risk.
• High numbers of calls and/or murders within a zip code does not necessarily mean high rates of domestic violence there. Conversely, low numbers within a different zip code does not necessarily mean low rates. The data presents the incidents reported and does not capture those incidents not reported to either law enforcement and/or a service provider.
• Past levels of DV-related calls and/or murders in a given zip code do not predict future levels of calls and/or murders, as vulnerabilities are dynamic and change over time.
• The disposition of each call and cause of murder varies by case and can include instances of elder abuse, child abuse, and/or other forms of familial violence, as well as intimate partner violence. Not all calls for service or murders cited here resulted from an instance of intimate partner violence.
• All data has been de-identified, is not searchable by address, and can only be read at the zip-code level. Users should not infer that data at the zip code level reveals something about a specific address within that zip code.
• Users should read DV-related data in relation to the CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index to understand the relationship between potential victimization and existing societal vulnerabilities. Keep in mind that victimization can and does occur in affluent areas and may go unreported or less reported because victims have access to more resources to aid themselves.