Local Impact
New Markets Tax Credits Assist Victims of Domestic Violence
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Tarrant County, located in north central Texas, is an urban county with a population of approximately 1.8 million people. Fort Worth serves as the county seat. According to the 2017 Annual Report of the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney, one in three women in the county will experience intimate partner violence (IPV) at some point in her lifetime--almost 10 percent higher than the national average in 2016.
