The numbers show violent crimes in San Antonio are on the rise, and the number of rapes reported in the Alamo City are higher than any other major Texas city. Ask a single woman and you may be surprised to learn that a trip alone–even if but a few...
Thousands of untested rape kits may soon be dusted off the shelves as testing and funding across the country will nearly double. The reauthorization of the Debbie Smith Act will increase funding from $50 million to $94 million. “Going through a forensics exam,...
At a campaign stop in San Antonio today, Democratic candidate for Texas governor Wendy Davis visited the Rape Crisis Center to highlight her legislative track record of addressing a significant statewide backlog of untested rape kits. During the 2011 and 2013 Texas...
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio’s Rape Crisis Center held its annual Take Back the Night Rally on Thursday night. The event, which is celebrated nationwide, has been running on and off in San Antonio for a decade. “This being Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the goal...
The number of reported rapes was up 10 percent between 2011 and 2012 in San Antonio. It’s a big problem. We respond on average to three new clients on average. Three new survivors at the hospital every single day, said Miriam Elizondo of the San Antonio Rape...
San Antonio’s violent crime rate decreased in 2012, according to statistics from the FBI obtained by 1200 WOAI news. The total nubmer of violent crimes in the city fell from 7,038 in 2011 to 6,943 in 2012, statistically a small decrease. The number of murders in...
