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Sheriff's victim services presents proposal for county safe house, seeks grant funding
Summary
Utah County Sheriff’s Office victim services described a proposed locked safe house next to the Provo special victims unit to provide legal, shelter and supportive services and outlined a grant timeline and partnership plans.
Lauren Davis, a victim advocate with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office, presented the office’s 2024 caseload and a proposal to establish a county safe house for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault during the Feb. 12 commission meeting.
Davis told commissioners the victim services team served 929 victims last year, with domestic or family violence the largest case type. She said the proposed safe house would be a locked, victim-only site located next to the special victims unit in…
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