POLICE Department
Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV)
Texas Intimate Partner Fatality Report-Honoring Texas Victims 2023
205 Texans were killed by their intimate partners across 64 Counties in 2023.
The Texas Council on Family Violence released a new report that shows in 2023, TCFV documented the second highest number of intimate partner homicides in the last decade. In 2023, 205 Texans were victims of intimate partner or stalking homicide. This number includes 179 women and 26 men, including four LGBTQ+ victims. Intimate partner homicide victims ranged in age 15 to 88. Homicide perpetrators also killed 16 family members, friends, or bystanders and injured an additional 12 victims. The victims included four children who were killed and three children who were injured. Two hundred eighteen adult and minor children lost a parent to domestic violence. Thirty-eight (38) fatalities occurred in Harris County, an decrease from 51 deaths in 2022.
Honoring Texas Victims is a report compiled by TCFV which presents an annual fatality review of victims killed by intimate partners. It pays tribute to Texans who lost their lives by memorializing their story and offers an analysis of data drawn from these tragic loses. In addition to the report, we publish victims' narratives and fact summaries for women, men, and same-sex partners.
The Houston Police Department cares about you and your safety.
If you are in immediate danger dial 9-1-1 . If you are in the city limits of Houston and are in need a non-emergency police response dial (713)-884-3131 .
For additional information, please contact the Family Violence Unit at (713)-308-1100 .
