“A report detailing the first National Census of Domestic Violence Services (NCDVS) has been released and includes statistics collected from 1,243 of the 2,016 identified local domestic violence programs across the United States. Designed to address the safety and confidentiality needs of victims, this Census collected an unduplicated, non-invasive count of adults and children who received critical services from local domestic violence programs during the 24-hour survey period. Since approximately 62 percent of local domestic violence programs in the U.S. participated, this Census provides a powerful glimpse of the actual number of victims who sought and received services from local domestic violence programs nationwide in a 24-hour period. The 2006 NCDVS results are highlighted in a report entitled, Domestic Violence Counts, released by the National Network to End Domestic Violence. To view the executive summary select here.”