Tarrant County's annual fatality review and the Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) use different definitions for intimate-partner homicides, so their figures are based on different criteria.
Tarrant County's fatality review is led by the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office and The Archway, and the team publishes an annual report.
Dallas Express reported that Tarrant County recorded 16 intimate-partner homicide victims in 2025 — 12 women and four men. The Tarrant County review team and the Texas Council on Family Violence use different definitions: the local team evaluates deaths resulting from a pattern of abusive behavior, while TCFV tracks qualifying single instances.
How the Review Team Operates
The Tarrant County fatality review effort began in 2017, according to the Texas District and County Attorneys Association. The association describes it as a cross-disciplinary effort co-chaired by the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office. The team reviews cases to understand how the deaths unfolded and what might be improved in the community response.
The group meets four times a year, per the same association account. The Archway says the team has published its findings each October in an annual report since 2019. Its case reviews can inform improvements to policies, services and community response.
Statewide Numbers Offer Context
Statewide, the Texas Council on Family Violence documented 160 intimate-partner homicide victims in 2025 — one fewer than the 161 counted in 2024, as reported by The Dallas Express. Women made up 85% of those deaths, or 136 victims, according to KXAN, which also reported that most female victims were ages 20 to 49, were fatally shot, and were killed by a current partner. Most of the state's intimate-partner homicides in 2025 occurred in a shared home or the victim's own home, the station found.
Dallas County ranked second in Texas for intimate-partner homicide victims in 2025, as noted by The Dallas Express.
Incident Reports Are a Different Measure
The information cited here does not provide a Tarrant County family-violence incident total to compare with the county's intimate-partner homicide tally. The Texas Department of Public Safety notes that a reported family-violence incident can involve multiple offenses and victims, so incident statistics use a different reporting unit from a count of homicide victims.
The Archway is part of Tarrant County's fatality-review collaboration. The fatality review team's case work aims to identify service gaps and help prevent future deaths.
