Our team works to grow and update this information periodically to keep everyone informed. Keep in mind the statistics are subject to change as new data is processed each year.
We are currently investing time in studies and analyzing statistical data. Stay tuned for the findings to be posted to the website.
Our Mission
We are dedicated to reducing community violence by providing holistic support and healing pathways for those affected by trauma, breaking cycles and building a future of safety.
A community where all individuals can heal from past trauma and thrive free from violence.
From an economic perspective violence of all kinds cost this nations trillions of dollars each year. This money comes from tax payers and people paying out of pocket for health insurance. Violence affects every part of everyone’s lives everyday and together we can decrease those numbers and change lives.
Our History
The Fight Against Violence Project was founded in 2019 with a heartfelt mission to support those affected by violence. Our initial efforts began by organizing donations to provide comfort bags for the local domestic violence shelter during Christmas, a tradition we proudly continue each year. In 2025, we expanded our reach significantly by hosting online healing activities, offering free, accessible support to individuals worldwide.
Our efforts focus on creating a center that will provide shelter to homeless veterans in our area and help them to achieve as much independence and healing as possible. Our healing program will also focus on young adults that have been impacted by the affects of violence and are underprivileged.
Our healing program will be offered through our referral process with the non profit organizations in our community.
How can you help with this mission? You can donate to our GoFundMe or online fundraiser. For a donate receipt please send email.
Change starts with staying informed
The Family Court Crisis and Child Abuse
Nearly half of all U.S. children experience at least one type of childhood trauma. That exacts a toll on children, their caregivers, and their community, and our country as a whole also pays a price. Quite literally: In addition to the physical, emotional, and social costs of child abuse, it also carries economic costs.
Violent Crimes
U.S. leads the world in incarceration rates and experiences more mass and school shootings than any other country. Victims span all age groups and genders fairly evenly.
Together we can change this, by educating ourselves, healing generational violence, and getting involved in our local communities.
Veterans
According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 32,882 veterans experienced homelessness on a single night in January 2024. Of this number, 19,031 veterans experienced sheltered homelessness.
Genesee County has a veteran population of 23,801 and is currently the fifth largest veteran population in the state of Michigan.
Trauma
About 5 out of every 100 adults (or 5%) in the U.S. has PTSD in any given year. In 2020, about 13 million Americans had PTSD.
The Economic Impact of Violence
“Fatal and nonfatal injuries are costly. The 2019 cost of injury in the United States was $4.2 trillion,” alone.
“The costs include spending on healthcare, lost work productivity, as well as estimates of cost for lost quality of life and lives lost.”
Violence in America
Summary of statistical information
Violent crime in the United States includes offenses involving force or threat of force—primarily murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. While property crimes (like burglary and theft) occur far more frequently, aggravated assault makes up about two-thirds of all violent crime.
📉 Trend: Violent crime has significantly declined over the past 20 years—from 1.93 million cases in 1992 to 1.2 million in 2023. However, due to underreporting (especially in cases of sexual assault), actual rates are likely higher than official figures suggest.
🔫 Contradictions: Despite the drop in overall violent crime, the U.S. leads the world in incarceration rates and experiences more mass and school shootings than any other country—though these are rarely categorized separately due to their relative rarity.
👥 Victim Demographics: Victims span all age groups and genders fairly evenly. Contrary to common stereotypes, racial disparities in victimization are minimal, pointing to deeper systemic factors like poverty and limited social mobility as key drivers of crime.
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“In the United States, violent crimes are defined as incidents involving force or the threat of force. The main offences reported under violent crime are murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape and sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crime is generally contrasted with property crime, with the latter defined as the taking of money or property without force (or the threat of force) against the victims. Note that in these definitions, robbery counts as violent crime whereas burglary does not. Comparing the number of committed crimes in U.S. by category, property crime far outnumbers violent crime, while aggravated assault accounts for some two-thirds of all violent crime. Over the last two decades, the number of violent crimes in the United States has fallen dramatically; there were 1.93 million violent crimes in 1992 in comparison to 1.2 million violent crimes in 2023. A similar story is told by looking at the violent crime rate per 100,000 residents, which factors in the role population growth plays in increasing the overall number of crimes.”
“Despite the reported decline of violent crime, the U.S. still tops the global rankings for having the most prisoners worldwide and the nation has had more mass shootings and school shootings than any other country, although they are generally not reported as a separate crime category owing to their relative infrequency. In addition, it is important to note that violent crime figures may not always be precise, as there is a worryingly high rate of violent crimes not reported to police. This is particularly the case for rape and sexual assault, where only around one quarter of offences are reported. In addition, national trends of crime are estimated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who rely on law enforcement agencies around the country to report their crime data accurately, which has not been the case in recent years. It is therefore almost certain that the actual rate of violent crime is considerably higher than official figures suggest.”
“Who are the victims of violence?
Studies have shown that violent crime victims belong to a diverse range of age groups and are almost equally divided by gender. Moreover, despite a widespread perception that crime is more common among some ethnic communities than others, the racial breakdown of the prevalence of violent crime shows little difference between the share of people who were victims of violent crime in America’s three main racial groups. This similarity suggests the need to consider other factors, such as poverty and opportunities for social mobility, in order to understand how crime levels may differ between communities.”
All genders experience violence. However, the following video link takes a look at how the advertising industry for decades has created a environment that dehumanizes women, making violence against them more likely.
Be advised this is may NOT be appropriate for children under the age of 18 years.
For this reason the link is provided not the video, which can only be viewed on YouTube.