The number of people in North Dakota who sought help for domestic violence and sexual assault last year is higher than any other year on record.

The North Dakota Domestic and Sexual Violence Coalition said in a June 2 news release that 6,334 victims of domestic violence and 1,363 victims of sexual assault were served by advocacy centers in 2024, up 3.3% and 5.8% from 2023, respectively.

“These statistics only scratch the surface of how many North Dakotans are experiencing violence," said Seth O’Neill , the coalition's executive director. "We must continue outreach, crisis intervention, and violence prevention work in order to end domestic and sexual violence for good.”

Numbers show women and children face the most abuse

In 2024, 81% of domestic violence victims in the state who sou

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