Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Prevention

If you or your family are in immediate danger, call 911.

If you have been abused by an intimate partner, call the Washington State Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-562-6025.

If you have been sexually assaulted, call the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center: 1-888-998-6423.

The City of Seattle works to keep all adults and children safe from domestic violence and sexual assault. We help victims and survivors create safe and violence-free lives, and heal from the trauma of abuse or sexual assault.

A citywide investment of $15 million annually in criminal justice and victim services programs helps victims and survivors find safety, holds offenders accountable, builds community support to end abuse and violence, and ensures that all citizens have access to critical services. This involves collaborating with numerous private and public agencies to provide many services and programs, convening elected leaders and community partners to work together, and seeking public and private funding to enhance programs and services for Seattle residents.

Much of our work takes place in the Domestic Violence Prevention Council, which develops, implements and coordinates citywide efforts to reduce and prevent domestic violence. Human Services Department staff oversee the workings of the council and coordinate the efforts of its member agencies.

On this site:

• For domestic violence survivors and family, friends and co-workers
• For sexual assault survivors and their family and friends
• For people who speak a primary language that is not English
• For abusers
• Prevention information

Reports

Youth Involvement in Prostitution in Seattle
Who Pays the Price? Youth Involvement in Prostitution in Seattle
The Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Division has released a report, titled "Who Pays the Price? Youth Involvement in Prostitution in Seattle", recently completed by Dr. Debra Boyer. The report was commissioned to guide funding and policy decisions, and to help facilitate a more coordinated response to the problem.

Biennial Reports - Toward Safety and Justice: Domestic Violence in Seattle
These reports aims to raise public awareness of all aspects of domestic violence – what it is, who and how many people it affects, and how the community responds to domestic violence. These reports include national and local criminal justice and service data that helps explain the scope of the problem in our region, as well as information on the City’s efforts to address these problems and gaps in services.

2006 Report
2008 Report

Information

For more information, call the Seattle Human Services Department’s Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention program at 206-233-2774, or e-mail endviolence@seattle.gov.

For more information about our partners and other programs and services, visit:

• King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• King County Sexual Assault Resource Center

Important note: An abuser may be able to tell what Internet sites you have visited while on your home computer. The safest place to find information on the Internet is at a local library, a friend’s house, or at work. There may be other ways to protect your safety on the Internet. For more information, please visit:

• Eastside Domestic Violence Program
• Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence