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The Dating Violence among Latino Adolescents (DAVILA) study assessed the victimization experience of a national sample of 1,525 Latino adolescents living in the United States. Trained professionals from an experienced survey research firm conducted the interviews over the phone in either English or Spanish, from September 2011 through February 2012. When a residential household was reached, the interviewer asked about the total number of age-eligible Latino adolescents in the household. If there was more than one eligible adolescent, the next/more recent birthday method was used to select the participant. When an eligible individual was identified and agreed to participate, they were asked the various study instruments in their preferred language. A brief parent interview was completed prior to the adolescent interview. Both consent from the primary caregiver and assent from the youth was obtained. All participants were given the contact information for the National Child Abuse Hotline. Upon completing the survey, participants were asked if they felt distressed and were offered a follow up call for referrals. Interviews lasted on average 12 minutes for caregivers and 33 minutes for adolescents. Upon completion of the survey, adolescent participants were paid ten dollars for their participation and parent participants were paid five dollars.