When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2017 Homicide Data

Sep 01, 2019

Description

The U.S. Department of Justice has found that women are far more likely to be the victims of violent crimes committed by intimate partners than men, especially when a weapon is involved. Moreover, women are much more likely to be victimized at home than in any other place.

This study provides a stark reminder that domestic violence and guns make a deadly combination. According to reports submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), firearms are rarely used to kill criminals or stop crimes. Instead, they are all too often used to inflict harm on the very people they were intended to protect.

Published by
Violence Policy Center

Funded by
Joyce Foundation

Issue areas
Crime and Safety
Women

Document type
Report/Whitepaper

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Title

When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2017 Homicide Data

Publication date

2019-09-01

Publication year

2019

Copyright holder(s)

Violence Policy Center

Geographical focus

North America / United States, North America / United States (Northeastern) / Vermont, North America / United States (Southern) / Georgia, North America / United States (Southern) / Louisiana, North America / United States (Southern) / South Carolina, North America / United States (Southern) / Tennessee, North America / United States (Southwestern) / Arizona, North America / United States (Southwestern) / Nevada, North America / United States (Western) / Alaska, North America / United States (Southern) / Arkansas, North America / United States (Western) / Montana

Keywords

victims, female victims, offender, homicide victims, MEN MURDER

Document type

Report/Whitepaper

URL

https://gunviolence.issuelab.org/resource/when-men-murder-women-an-analysis-of-2017-homicide-data.html

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