Proclamations, Opinions, Awards - Historical - 9/25/2018
CITY OF GLENDALE
WHEREAS, a census of domestic violence gun homicides in Arizona over a 5-year
period revealed 191 deaths which included neighbors, friends, other family and children
of the 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, in 2017 there were zero intimate
partner homicides in the City of Glendale; and
WHEREAS, the Faith House Crisis Shelter in Glendale was a safe haven for 279 people
over the last year, providing comprehensive services to domestic violence victims and
their families, helping them to regain stability in their lives; 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 ending domestic violence in our homes, at our work, in our community and
within our country;
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 2018 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 25th day of September 2018.
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MAYOR
Attest:
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CITY CLERK