The majority of those people -- 98 -- were seeking shelter or transitional housing. This is the highest amount of unmet need the census has unearthed in the state since it began in 2006, said Karen Jarmoc, executive director of the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, which represents the state's 18 domestic violence organizations. (The national census examined only 15 Connecticut shelters.)

That's not surprising, as more people have become aware of the domestic violence services offered in the state, she said.

"Clearly, the need for housing is a huge issue," Jarmoc said. "The minute a bed becomes available, it's filled."

Though the National Network census didn't specify the number of people turned away from individual shelters on the day studied, the Connecticut coalition had statistics about service denials for fiscalyear 2013. During that period, which ran from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013, the Center for Family Justice in Bridgeport was unable to shelter nine people due to a lack of beds. At Women's Center of Greater Danbury, there were 45 denials due to a lack of beds, and there were 26 such denials at the Domestic Violence Crisis Center in Stamford.

Greenwich doesn't have a shelter, but the domestic abuse services program at the Greenwich YMCA connects victims with short-term shelter in safe homes.

It didn't experience a lack of beds last year.

Jarmoc explained that a "denial" doesn't mean a victim was turned away from the shelter with no further assistance. She said even when a bed isn't available, advocates at domestic violence centers "try to make