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In fiscal year 2003-2004 licensed domestic
violence programs directly served 18,579 West Virginians.
Source: WVCADV Annual Report FY 2003-2004
An average of two domestic
homicides occurred in West Virginia each month. This average has held steady
since the late 70's.
Source: West Virginia Uniform Crime Report, West Virginia State Police
Law enforcement agencies reported a total of
10,397 complaints of domestic violence in 1998, a 4.1% increase over the 1997
figure.
Source: Uniform Crime Report, West Virginia State Police, 1998
Since 1989, domestic violence complaints to
law enforcement agencies have increased by 400%.
Source: Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center, Dept. of Military Affairs and Public Safety, State
of West Virginia, July 1998
Between 1990 and 1997, the number of domestic
violence petitions processed by magistrate courts tripled.
Source: Criminal Justice Statistical Analysis Center, Dept. of Military Affairs and Public
Safety, State of West Virginia, July 1998
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Of the 22.3 million children between the ages of
12 and 17, 9 million have witnessed serious violence. It is estimated that
between 3.3 million and 10 million children witness domestic violence each year.
Source: Kilpatrick, D., and Saunders, B., Prevalence and Consequences of Child
Victimization, Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Medical University
of South Carolina, Research in Brief, National Institute of Justice, 1997
Domestic violence may be the single major
precursor to child abuse and neglect fatalities in this country.
Source: Edleson, J.L., The Overlap Between Child Maltreatment and Women Battering, Violence Against
Women, Vol. 5 no.2 (Feb. 1999): 134-154
Approximately 50 percent of the men who
frequently assaulted their wives also indicated that they frequently abused
their children.
Source: Strauss, M.A., and Gelles, R., Physical Violence in American
Families, 1996
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LINKS TO NATIONAL
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Violence by Intimates Factbook, Bureau of
Justice Statistics, US Department of Justice, March 1998. This publication
reports the most current Justice Department data available on violence between
people in an intimate relationship.
The information is based on a summary of the
following sources: National Crime Victimization Survey, Uniform Crime Reporting
Program, National Incident-Based Reporting Program, Supplementary Homicide
Reports, Study of Injured Victims of Violence, and surveys of jail and prison
inmates.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/vi.htm
See both of the following links for comprehensive crime and victimization data:
U.S.
Department of Justice: Bureau of Justice Statistics
U.S.
Department of Justice: Office for Victims of Crimes
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