Domestic abuse

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Found at the scene of the crime two dead bodies stabbed brutally, and left to die at their house. This was the story that shocked the country in 1991. This was the start of the O.J. Simpson domestic abuse case that is still going on today. Unfortunately events like this happen many times over everyday in many setting all over the United states; however the victims of the other cases don't get nearly as much publicity.

Some facts about domestic abuse

An average of nine out of 10 women have to be turned away from shelters on.

The reason so few cases get assigned initially is the police usually don't have enough officers to meet the demand

At the Portland Women's Crisis Line, where calls have doubled since the killings of Nicole Simpson and Ronald Goldman, they welcome the increased attention.

From July 19,through March 31, 1993 a total of 3,665 domestic violence cases were reviewed in Portland Oregon.

Grandville : Cent Proverbes

Domestic violence in Spain 1998-2007

City of Fresno domestic violence statistics.

Of those, only 281 cases resulted in some action taken against the accused abuser. Some of this is because there is not enough police, but it is mostly because the abused person is scared.

for the last six months of 1993 and the first three months of 1994 Portland averaged about 1,000 calls each month or 12,000 calls a year.

In January 1992, 30 criminal domestic violence complaints were issued. For January 1994, the number was more than 100.

Nationally, estimates range from 2 to 4 million women assaults each year.

Some studies show that 20 to 30 percent of all women who seek help at hospital emergency rooms are there because of domestic violence.

Kyra Woods never made it to the emergency room. Whoever killed her saw to that. She suffered 13 stab wounds to the back...