WASHINGTON — Newly released federal crime data analyzing violent offenses from 2020 through 2024 show that domestic relationship cases now account for a growing share of reported violent crime nationwide, with aggravated assault driving the largest portion of that increase.

The findings come from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, which analyzed National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) submissions covering murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault where the victim-offender relationship met the federal definition of domestic and family violence.

Over the five-year period, the percentage of violent crimes involving domestic relationships rose from 25.6% in 2020 to 27.5% in 2024, with 2022 and 2023 holding at 27.0%. The shift reflects incremental but consistent growth in the domestic share of total violent offenses reported to the federal system.

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11,466 Domestic Homicide Victims in Five Years

Between 2020 and 2024, law enforcement agencies reported 11,466 victims of murder involving domestic relationships. In addition to homicide, more than 1.1 million victims were recorded in other violent domestic offenses during the same timeframe.

Of those victims:

• 74.5% were female.
• 37.4% reported “no injury,” meaning the majority sustained some degree of harm.
• 694,552 victims sustained documented injuries, totaling more than 755,000 injury classifications across incidents.

The most common violent offense involving domestic relationships was aggravated assault, averaging 31.0% of all aggravated assault cases during the study period. Robbery represented the lowest domestic share at 6.5%.

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Location Patterns: Nearly 80% Occurred Inside Residences

The data show a stark location contrast between domestic and non-domestic violent crime.

From 2020 through 2024:

• 79.6% of domestic violent incidents occurred in a residence or home.
• 41.1% of non-domestic violent incidents occurred in a residence.

The next most common locations for both categories were roadways and parking areas, though at substantially lower percentages.

The residential concentration reinforces a structural reality: domestic violence is overwhelmingly a crime occurring within private spaces rather than public environments.

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Firearms Less Common in Domestic Incidents

While firearms remain a major factor in violent crime overall, their presence differed significantly by relationship type.

From 2020–2024:

• 13.7% of domestic violent incidents involved a firearm.
• 32.6% of non-domestic violent incidents involved a firearm.

In domestic aggravated assault cases, the most frequently reported weapon type was “personal weapons,” defined as hands, fists, or feet. In non-domestic aggravated assault, handguns and cutting instruments were more prevalent.

Alcohol involvement was reported in 12.5% of domestic incidents compared to 6.6% in non-domestic cases.

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Victim and Offender Demographics

The report identifies several demographic patterns:

• Most common victim age in domestic violent crime: 32.
• Most common offender age in domestic violent crime: 32.
• Offenders were predominantly male (77.1%) in domestic cases.
• Victims were predominantly female (74.5%) in domestic cases.

By contrast, non-domestic violent crime most commonly involved male victims (58.3%).

In rape cases, the most common victim age range for both domestic and non-domestic categories was 13 to 16 years old. Within domestic classifications, these victims were most frequently identified as current or former boyfriend/girlfriend relationships (54.4%) or classified as child victims (42.7%).

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Teen Relationship Violence: 70,523 Incidents in 2024

In a separate 2024 analysis focused on teen relationship violence, law enforcement agencies reported 70,523 incidents involving individuals aged 13 to 19.

Key findings:

• 63.0% of teen victims were 17–19 years old.
• 79.2% of teen victims were female.
• 42.1% of offenders were 18–19 years old.
• 73.0% of reported relationships were boyfriend/girlfriend.

Offense distribution:

• Simple assault: 60.8%
• Aggravated assault: 14.0%
• Intimidation: 10.8%
• Rape: 7.6%
• Statutory rape: 2.9%

Personal weapons accounted for 62.4% of reported teen relationship incidents. Injuries were documented in 47.8% of teen cases, with apparent minor injury representing 90.0% of reported injuries.

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Structural Observations

The domestic share of violent crime has increased modestly but steadily across the five-year period studied.

Domestic cases:

• Occur overwhelmingly in residences.
• Involve a higher proportion of female victims.
• Involve lower firearm presence than non-domestic violent crime.
• Reflect higher reported alcohol involvement.

Non-domestic violent crime, by contrast, shows greater firearm presence and higher percentages of male victims.

The FBI’s UCR framework relies on voluntary law enforcement reporting through NIBRS submissions, meaning the data reflect reported incidents rather than total estimated occurrence.

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TRJ VERDICT

Domestic violence remains one of the most structurally consistent forms of violent crime in the United States. Its geographic footprint is stable: primarily inside residences. Its demographic pattern is stable: majority male offenders, majority female victims. Its most common weapon remains the human body.

The increase from 25.6% to 27.5% in domestic share over five years is incremental, not explosive — but sustained.

The teen relationship violence data introduces an additional concern: nearly 71,000 reported incidents in a single year involving minors and young adults, with simple assault dominating but sexual offenses representing a measurable portion.

Violence within intimate and family relationships continues to represent a substantial segment of national violent crime reporting.

The numbers are not abstract. They represent identifiable victims, identifiable offenders, and recurring patterns.

Data alone does not solve domestic violence. It does, however, remove ambiguity about scale.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program
Domestic Relationships and Violent Crimes, 2020–2024 (Released February 2026) (Free Download)

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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program
Teen Relationship Violence, 2024 (Released February 2026) (Free Download)

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