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In Washington
- In 2006, there were 49,980 reported cases of domestic violence. *
- 30% of criminal homicides were domestic violence related.*
* Data from Crime in Washington, 2006 (PDF)
- Firearms were the most common weapon used in domestic violence homicides. Between January 1, 1997 and June 30, 2006, domestic violence abusers used firearms to kill 56% of domestic violence homicide victims.
Data from Findings and Recommendations from the Washington State Domestic Violence Fatality Reveiw, 2006 (PDF)
Nationally:
- 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime.
Data from National Violence Against Women Survey, 1998 (PDF) - An estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year.
Data from Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the United States, 2003 (PDF) - The majority (73%) of family violence victims are female. Females were 84% of spousal abuse victims and 86% of abuse victims at the hands of a boyfriend.
Data from Family Violence Statistics, 2005 (PDF) - The number of females shot and killed by their husband or intimate partner was more than three times higher than the total number murdered by male strangers using all weapons combined in single victim/single offender incidents in 2002.
Data from When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2002 Homicide Data (PDF)
