Proclamations, Opinions, Awards - Historical - 9/10/2019
CITY OF GLENDALE
WHEREAS, the Bureau of Justice Statistics indicates that 1 in 6 homicide victims and
nearly half of all female homicide victims nationally are killed by a current or former
intimate partner; and
WHEREAS, the rate of intimate partner homicides in Arizona is 45 percent higher than
the national average; and
WHEREAS, after domestic violence lethality assessment protocols have been
implemented by the Glendale Police Department, from 2017 through 2018 there have
been zero intimate partner homicides in the City of Glendale; and
WHEREAS, partnering with Sojourner Center provides Glendale City Court with a co-
located Lay Legal Advocate to assist domestic violence victims with legal resources,
victim rights explanation and support; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence impacts everyone regardless of race, sex, economic
background, occupation or religious beliefs; and
WHEREAS, each year October provides an opportunity for all of us to recommit
ourselves to support the development of healthy, respectful, and nonviolent relationships
reducing the occurrence of domestic violence to prevent it’s harmful, long-lasting effects
on our community.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jerry P. Weiers, Mayor of the City of Glendale, Arizona, on
behalf of the City Council, do hereby proclaim the month of October 2019 as:
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AWARENESS MONTH
and call upon the citizens of Glendale to increase their understanding of domestic
violence and be supportive of their family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers who
may be a victim of domestic violence.
In Witness Thereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of September 2019.
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MAYOR
Attest:
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CITY CLERK