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CDC Report on Surveillance of Intimate Partner Homicides, 1981-1998

"Among females, approximately 1 in 3 homicides are intimate partner homicides."

Surveillance for Homicide Among Intimate Partners - United States, 1981-1998. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Surveillance Summary

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This is the first time that statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Supplemental Homicide Reports (SHR) have been calculated to obtain state rates for intimate partner homicide. About half the intimate partner homicides against both women and men were committed by legal spouses. The risk of intimate partner homicide increases with the size of the community. The report calculates national intimate partner homicide rates for all racial groups, including for the first time Asians and American Indians/Alaska Natives.
Southern and Western states have the highest rates of intimate partner homicide among women, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found. The findings are published in the October 12 issue of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summary. The report entitled "Surveillance for Homicide Among Intimate Partners - United States, 1981-1998" can be viewed on line at: Rates for intimate partner homicide decreased steadily from 1981-1998, for an overall reduction of 47.2%. Understanding the reason for the significant reduction in rates may lead to better efforts to protect those still at risk.
- Women were 1.6 times more likely to die of an intimate partner homicide than were men during this 17-year time period.
- Rates among blacks were 4.6 times rates among whites.
- Rates were highest among females aged 20-39 years and males aged 30-49.
- During 1981-1998, rates of intimate partner homicide decreased steadily, for an overall reduction of 47.2%.
- Overall, rates among males decreased 67.8%, and rates among females decreased 30.1%.
This report is being released during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a month designated by survivors, advocates, service providers and others to work on increasing awareness of intimate partner violence. To learn more information about domestic violence awareness month please see the web site online at:
The Division of Violence Prevention (DVP) of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control was established to bring the public health perspective to the problem of violence in our society. DVP provides research, funding, and information on a wide variety of violence-related topics, including intimate partner violence, sexual violence, child maltreatment, youth violence, and suicide. For more information please see the web site online at: . Other resources relating to intimate partner violence can be found on the resources page online at: . If you have questions please direct your e-mail to the Division of Violence Prevention at dvpinfo@cdc.gov mailto:dvpinfo@cdc.gov

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