Council Member Farias Introduces Intro 1106 on Domestic Violence Reporting

Thank you again.

Today I'm introducing Intro 1106 requiring the NYPD to expand its annual domestic violence reporting to include the total number of domestic violence arrests and a more detailed breakdown of domestic violence incidences.

This builds on my extensive work alongside coalition partners to strengthen survivor protections.

I especially want to thank and recognize VOA New York, whose expertise and guidance have helped me shape much of this legislation.

As chair of the Committee on Women and Gender Equity, I want this council to be able to follow what happens when a survivor reaches out for help.

A survivor may call 911, walk into a precinct, or encounter an officer responding to another incident.

They may need an interpreter.

They may be reporting abuse for the first time after years of threats.

Our oversight must account for those experiences.

My bill would require domestic incident report data broken down by age, gender, ethnicity, race, language spoken, and geography, including council district and precinct, as well as how the individual came into contact with the department.

It expressly requires the NYPD to protect the identities of people named in those reports.

With this information, we can better examine who our response is reaching, where language access and outreach need greater attention,

and how we direct resources to communities seeking help.

Survivors take an enormous risk when they report abuse, and this council has a responsibility to scrutinize the response they receive and press for improvements that make seeking help safer and more accessible.

I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this legislation by signing on as a co-sponsor.

Thank you.

Thank you, Councilmember.

Councilmember Brewer, followed by Councilmember Marano.