Improving Domestic Violence Responses in Rhode Island
Prevalence and Data Collection
Approximately half of people on probation with a domestic
violence offense are supervised on active caseloads.
Probation Population by Supervision Level and DV Offense at FY-end,
FY2016-FY2020
Total Snapshot
23,598
22,367
21,891
21,028
20,271
FY Population
People with
1,435
DV offenses:
1,299
13%
1,322
1,259
1,223
1,266
1,119
1,300
1,173
1,134
People on
supervision
(active, low,
and banked)
with non-DV
offenses
FY2016
FY2017
FY2018
FY2019
FY2020
CSG Justice Center analysis of Rhode Island DOC Probation and Parole Snapshot Data, 2015-2020,
analyzed April 2023; Rhode Island DOC Annual Population Reports for FY2015-FY2020
Active: DV Offense
I Low: DV Offenses
■Banked: DV Offenses
Active: Other Offenses
■Low: Other Offenses
Banked: Other Offenses
People on probation
with a domestic
violence offense
account for 13 percent
of the total population.
Approximately 17
percent of people on
active supervision are
flagged as having a
domestic violence
offense.
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