The Family Violence Unit is an
investigative unit under the Homicide Division. We investigate cases occurring within the
city limits of Houston in which the complaining witness is related to the offender through
marriage and extends to: former spouses, family members and former family members,
in-laws, girlfriends, boyfriends, intimate partners, roommates, or acquaintances. We
investigate assaults, kidnapping, harassment, and other related crimes such as injury to a child or the elderly. There are
four locations: downtown, north, south, and the west sides of the city. The Family
Violence Unit is comprised of Investigators, Crisis Counselors, Senior Police Service
Officers, and Administrative and Supervisory staff.
MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the Family Violence Unit is to work toward ending family violence in our
community. To accomplish this mission, the Family Violence Unit takes a holistic,
threefold approach: train the police officers, educate the public, and investigate
domestic abuse crimes.
Do you fear your partner?
Has your freedom been severely limited?
Is your partner a bully?
Can you express your opinions freely?
Have you been shot, stabbed, sexually assaulted, threatened with a deadly
weapon, strangled, slapped, punched, verbally and/or emotionally abused, stalked and
harassed or suffered any other form of violence by an intimate partner, a family member,
in-law, boyfriend, girlfriend, roommate or aquaintance? There is help if you believe you
are a victim of family violence! The Houston Police Department, Homicide Division, has a
specialized unit called the Family Violence Unit that investigates cases of family
violence. Family violence is commonly known as domestic violence or domestic abuse. To
learn more about family violence and the services the Family Violence Unit offers, please
click on the underlined key words or links. If you need to speak with a counselor, please
call (713) 308-1100 and you will be directed to the unit in your area.
Family Violence Unit
Locations:
The Family Violence Unit
offices are located downtown, north, south, and west side of the city. If you are unsure
of the location nearest you, contact (713) 308-1100.
Central HPD Headquarters
1200 Travis
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 308-1100
North North Police Station
9455 W. Montgomery Road
Houston, TX 77088
(281) 405-6460
South Southeast Police Station
8300 Mykawa Road
Houston, TX 77048
(713) 731-5960
West 9700 Bissonnet Suite #1740
Houston, TX 77036
(713) 773-7000
