SafeHaven of Tarrant County

After trending downward for years, domestic violence homicides in Tarrant County have reached an all-time high. This year, 17 deaths were linked to domestic violence. That’s more than double the number recorded in Tarrant County last year.

Intimate partner homicides had been declining in Tarrant County in the last four years, but 2020 is already the worst year on record.

Calls and requests for lifesaving shelter are through the roof at one women’s shelter in North Texas. Others are out of space. Most are out of cleaning…