Posted on 07/22/2017 5:56:42 AM PDT by Gamecock
FRIDAY, July 21, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Most women murdered in the United States die at the hands of a current or former intimate partner, a new federal study reports.
In a review of female homicide statistics from 2003 to 2014 in 18 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that domestic violence was involved in about 55 percent of the deaths of 10,018 women.
"This was consistent across all racial and ethnic groups, and really highlights that intimate partner violence is a public health problem," said lead researcher Dr. Emiko Petrosky. She is a science officer for the CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System.
According to the CDC, homicide is the fifth leading cause of death for women aged 18 to 44 years. In 2015 in the United States, 3,519 women and girls died by homicide, the authors of the report noted.
The study findings showed that four out of five of the murders related to domestic violence involved a woman's current intimate partner. Another 14 percent of the murders involved a former partner.
In almost one-third of the domestic violence-related homicides, an argument preceded the victim's death. And more than one in 10 cases involved jealousy or a lovers' triangle, the statistics showed. Both of these circumstances occurred more commonly among Hispanic victims than white or black victims, the researchers noted.
In about 11 percent of cases, the victim had experienced violence within the previous month.
These circumstances show the importance of trusting one's instincts when in a relationship, said Ruth Glenn, the executive director of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
"If your instincts are saying something is not quite right -- there's too much jealousy, there's too much control, there's too much management, there's too much power -- trust your instincts and begin to think about whether this truly is a healthy relationship," Glenn said.
According to the study, black women had the highest rate of dying by homicide (4.4 per 100,000), followed by American Indian/Alaska Native women (4.3 per 100,000), Hispanic women (1.8 per 100,000), white women (1.5 per 100,000), and Asian/Pacific Islander women (1.2 per 100,000).
Approximately one-third of the victims were between the ages of 18 and 29, and most were black or Hispanic, the investigators found.
Firearms served as the murder weapon in 54 percent of cases. Another 20 percent of the homicide cases involved a sharp instrument, 10 percent involved suffocation or strangulation, and 8 percent a blunt instrument, the CDC researchers reported.
"I firmly believe that guns really cause harm to women in intimate relationships, and we have got to do more about that," Glenn said. "It's an unpopular, controversial topic, but that's why it's even more critical. We have to make something different happen."
The CDC has recommended a series of steps to reduce domestic violence, starting with education of young people, Petrosky said.
"Teaching adolescents and young adults healthy-relationship skills is really key," she said.
Petrosky said other strategies promoted by the CDC include:
Encouraging law enforcement officers to use lethality risk-assessment questionnaires during domestic violence calls. These short questionnaires can help identify victims at risk for future violence. Asking family doctors to screen women for signs of domestic violence, and getting help for suspected victims.
Promoting bystander-education programs that teach people how to intervene in intimate partner violence. "Tackling this problem really involves approaching it from multiple avenues," Petrosky said.
Women in a violent relationship should call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY), Glenn said.
"They are skilled at ensuring you are safe, and they can direct you to the best resources and referrals," she explained. Getting help is important, given that "the most lethal time for a domestic violence victim is when they are trying to leave," Glenn added.
"Always assess your own safety," she said. "A victim knows better than anyone when it is -- or if it is -- safe to take that next step."
The report was published in the July 21 issue of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
It has long been known that most people are murdered by someone they know.
“Do you notice that all of them seem to have mail-order brides from Thailand?!”
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Yep,with gals from the Philippines and Russia running a close second.
They want maids that they can ****,no more,no less.
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Uhhhhh...if the women are murdered, as per THIS article, they aren't divorcing their husbands.
68% of divorce is initiated by women.
The number jumps to 90% if the woman has a college degree.
over 40% of domestic abuse is against a man
This woman carries. And believes any abused woman should get a CCW class, a reduce Police auction hand gun, forget that worthless piece of paper called a Restraining order, it will get you killed!
Justifiable homicide or self defense: You decide.
If they didn’t have vaginas there would be bounties on most of them.
Unexpected!
*drink*
“Uhhhhh...if the women are murdered, as per THIS article, they aren’t divorcing their husbands.”
Uuhh,you might want to read that post again——it was not referring to the women in this article.
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Or the Philippines.
I was going to ask about that. I wonder if men are more likely to be killed by current or former “partners,” or by other people.
The domestic violence hotline is a large federally funded program. How effective is it? I cannot not find any report other than how many calls. Did find the following for what it is worth.
Her a racist for noticing!/sarc
Here is the quote:“And then the usual cadre of bitter divorced male freepers wonder why women here institute divorce!”
Miss Marmelstein posted it to Gamecock, with no other precursors.
So the only conclussion is that since the article is about women murdered by their S/O, the two of you are equating the "usual cadre of bitter divorced male freepers" as murderers of their wives.
More men than women were victims of intimate partner physical violence within the past year, according to a national study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and U.S. Department of Justice. According to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (hereinafter NISVS) released in December, 2011, within the last 12 months an estimated 5,365,000 men and 4,741,000 women were victims of intimate partner physical violence. (Black, M.C. et al., 2011, Tables 4.1 and 4.2) 1 This finding contrasts to the earlier National Violence Against Women Survey (Tjaden, P. G., & Thoennes, N., 2000)(hereinafter NVAWS), which estimated that 1.2 million women and 835,000 men were victims of intimate partner physical violence in the preceding 12 months. (One-year prevalence “are considered to be more accurate [than lifetime rates] because they do not depend on recall of events long past” (Straus, 2005, p. 60))
http://www.saveservices.org/2012/02/cdc-study-more-men-than-women-victims-of-partner-abuse/
More men than women were victims of intimate partner physical violence within the past year, according to a national study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and U.S. Department of Justice. According to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (hereinafter NISVS) released in December, 2011, within the last 12 months an estimated 5,365,000 men and 4,741,000 women were victims of intimate partner physical violence. (Black, M.C. et al., 2011, Tables 4.1 and 4.2) 1 This finding contrasts to the earlier National Violence Against Women Survey (Tjaden, P. G., & Thoennes, N., 2000)(hereinafter NVAWS), which estimated that 1.2 million women and 835,000 men were victims of intimate partner physical violence in the preceding 12 months. (One-year prevalence “are considered to be more accurate [than lifetime rates] because they do not depend on recall of events long past” (Straus, 2005, p. 60))
http://www.saveservices.org/2012/02/cdc-study-more-men-than-women-victims-of-partner-abuse/
Hello Kitty!!
The CDC needs to go back to its original purpose - Disease Control.
Folks,
It is a real problem and there are no easy solutions. There is a large federal program to address it. Do a search on domestic violence, it is infinite and all tied to federal activity.
Reminds me of an interaction with a honest politician. He told me “We’ve been trying to save the family farm for 70 years, have we gotten any closer?”
Has all this federal activity done ANYTHING to reduce violence?
Instead of activity, lets focus on results. What will get results? Maybe nothing.
I was being rhetorical, but thanks anyway.
“This woman carries. And believes any abused woman should get a CCW ...”
The Virginia legislature passed a bill that said a temporary protective order allowed concealed carry. Dim lib Gov. McAwful vetoed it, and the override failed by TWO votes.
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