NY K00962

Requests Governor Kathy Hochul proclaim February 24, 2026, as Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Day in New York State

Cites that 24 people per minute are victims of intimate partner violence in the U.S., totaling more than 12 million people annually

Notes New York State has the highest demand for domestic violence services nationally, with 10,609 survivors requesting help on a single day in 2024 and 1,717 requests unfulfilled due to insufficient resources

Reports 71 intimate partner homicides occurred in New York State in 2024, a 13% increase from 2020, with each homicide estimated to cost $17.25 million

Highlights that 47,700 survivors and their children received services from New York domestic violence providers and nearly 275,000 hotline calls were received statewide in 2024