{"id":8826,"date":"2025-10-20T11:27:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T11:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/8826\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T11:27:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T11:27:07","slug":"3-counties-in-southeastern-pa-among-top-5-in-pfa-orders-filed-in-2024-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/8826\/","title":{"rendered":"3 counties in southeastern PA among top 5 in PFA orders filed in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three counties in southeastern Pennsylvania were among the top five highest percentages of new protection-from-abuse orders filed in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Delaware County had about 5% of the 41,980 new orders filed last year, according to data released by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.<\/p>\n<p>Montgomery County had about 4.4% of the state total during that time, and Berks County had about 4.2%.<\/p>\n<p>Court officials said the number of new protection-from-abuse orders filed statewide in 2024 increased by less than 1% from 41,736 in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>A protection-from-abuse order is a civil court order to help protect victims of domestic violence, providing relief from abuse by an intimate partner, family or household member.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Pennsylvania 2024 protection-from-abuse data (Courtesy of Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts)\" width=\"2550\" height=\"646\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760959627_641_REG-Z-PFAInfo.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"2297567\" \/>Pennsylvania 2024 protection-from-abuse data (Courtesy of Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts)<\/p>\n<p>The top 10 counties in the state:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Philadelphia: 8,057 orders, 19% of state total<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Allegheny: 3,922, 9%<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Delaware: 2,279, 5%<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Montgomery: 1,855, 4.4%<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Berks: 1,800,\u00a0 4.2%<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 York: 1,750, 4.1%<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Luzerne: 1,673, 3.9%<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Lehigh: 1,635, 3.8%<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Northampton: 1,190, 2.8%<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Lackawanna: 1,122, 2.6%<\/p>\n<p>Forest County had the fewest number of new orders filed during 2024 with four.<\/p>\n<p>A breakdown for counties in the region:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Delaware: 2,279 orders, 5% of state total<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Montgomery: 1,855, 4.4%<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Berks: 1,800,\u00a0 4.2%<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Chester: 682, 1.6%<\/p>\n<p>Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts officials said additional information about protection-from-abuse orders, including how to file for one and recognizing signs of abuse, is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacourts.us\/learn\/protection-orders\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pacourts.us\/learn\/protection-orders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reach out<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know is the victim of domestic abuse, contact the 24-hour Safe Berks hotline at 844-789-SAFE (7233) or text SAFE BERKS to 20121.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three counties in southeastern Pennsylvania were among the top five highest percentages of new protection-from-abuse orders filed 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