2025 Candlelight Vigil

Each October, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, our community comes together to remember the lives lost and to recommit to building a safer future. This year’s Candlelight Vigil was both powerful and heartbreaking. We read the names of 170 Georgians killed in domestic violence homicides in 2024, an increase from the previous year.

DeKalb County had the highest number of domestic violence homicides of any county in Georgia, underscoring the urgency of our work and the need for community action.

We are deeply grateful to CBS News and Fox 5 Atlanta for covering this important event and helping to shine a light on the ongoing crisis of domestic violence in our state.

Thank you to every survivor, family member, community partner, and advocate who joined us to learn, remember, and renew your commitment to ending domestic violence.