Domestic Violence Unit

The Pierce County Sheriff's Department Domestic Violence Unit is comprised of detectives and deputies whose responsibility is to investigate domestic violence related crimes - including assaults, property damage, court order violations, rapes, threats, custodial interference and others. Additionally, unit members serve as liaisons to health care providers, advocacy groups and social agencies to improve identification and reporting of existing instances of domestic violence and develop prevention strategies linking law enforcement and community efforts. 

The Domestic Violence Unit is located in the Family Justice Center at 718 Court E in downtown Tacoma.  For more information on domestic violence, please read the Victim's Rights pamphlet.

Victim Assistance Information
Domestic Violence Court Orders

If you are the victim of domestic violence, you can ask the city or county prosecuting attorney to file a criminal complaint.  You also have the right to file a petition in superior, district, or municipal court requesting an order for protection from domestic abuse which could include any of the following:

  • An order restraining your abuser from further acts of abuse
  • An order directing your abuser to leave your household
  • An order preventing your abuser from entering your residence, school, business, or place of employment
  • An order awarding you or the other parent custody of, or visitation with, your minor child or children; and
  • An order restraining your abuser from molesting or interfering with minor children in your custody.
  • An order requiring your abuser to turn in any firearms and concealed pistol license in the abuser's possession or control to law enforcement and prohibit the abuser from possessing or accessing firearms or a concealed pistol license for the duration of the order.

View the Domestic Violence Court Order Forms 

Extreme Risk Protection Orders

An Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) directs a person to surrender their firearms and makes it illegal to purchase or have control of firearms.  It can be filed against a person who poses a significant danger of causing personal injury to self or others in the near future by having firearms.  A petition can be filed by a person who is a family or household member of the respondent or a law enforcement agency.

View the Extreme Risk Protection Order Forms

If you need assistance with the forms you can call the Pierce County Crisis Line at 1-800-576-7764.

Victim Information & Notification Everyday (VINE)

VINE is a free and anonymous computer-based service that provies victims of crime two important services: information and notification on the custody status of an inmate.

For offender custody information, call 1-877-846-3492 and follow the prompts.  Callers can search the database and will quickly receive information on whther the inmate is still in custody.  Victims may call VINE from any phone at any time to check on an inmate's custody status.

Callers may also choose to regsiter for an automated notification call when an inmate is released, transferred, or in the event of an escape.  To register, caller simply enter the phone number (including area code) where they wanted to be reached.  Callers will then be asked to enter a PIN number for use during notification.  The service will automatically call when the inmate is released, transferred or in the event of an escape.

Victim Resources
Victim Assistance & Services
Phone Number
Pierce County Sheriff’s Department - Emergency
911
Pierce County Sheriff’s Department - Non Emergency
253-287-4455
Pierce County Sheriff’s Department - Domestic Violence Unit
253-798-7530
Crisis Line
253-798-4333
Pierce County Prosecutors Office - Domestic Violence Unit
253-798-7446
Pierce County Clerks Office - Domestic Violence Protection Orders
253-798-8827
Pierce County Domestic Violence Helpline
253-798-4166
Toll Free: 1-800-764-2420
TTY: 253-798-4620
Domestic Violence Shelters & Programs
Phone Number
253-383-2593
Legal Hotline: 253-365-6352
24/7 Hotline: 253-383-2593
253-572-8452
253-572-3547
253-383-4275

Partner Agencies
Phone Number