Do you know FOUR women? Domestic violence will devastate ONE. If you believe a neighbor, a friend, a relative or a co-worker is a victim of domestic violence, get involved. Domestic violence is against the law. If you hear or see someone being hurt, call 911 immediately. If you or someone you know needs support, call 574-372-9539.
Kosciusko County 2006: A woman was stabbed and killed with a sword in her home by her son. See 2006 Central Dispatch Report
Kosciusko County 2007: A manager of a gas station was shot and killed by a man who then went to his own home and murdered his wife, while his mother-in-law and two young sons were there. That same week, a two-year-old girl was killed in her home by her mother's boyfriend. See 2007 Central Dispatch Report
Kosciusko County 2008: A murder-homicide occurred when a man shot and killed his wife, and then himself.
National Statistics are Staggering ……
In Indiana alone …… there were 79 domestic violence related deaths in 2006.
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An average of 67 women are victimizedby an intimate partner every hour … 1,612 a day … 588,490 women a year
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An average of 526 people are assaultedeach hour … 12,621 a day … 4.6 million a year
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An average of 23 people are rapedeach hour … 545
a day … 198,850 a year
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An average of 2 people are murderedevery hour … over 16,000 a year.
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An average of 157 people are stalkedevery hour … 3,775 a day … 1.4 million a year
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An average of 102 cases of childabuse or neglectevery hour … 2,455 a day … 896,000 a year
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An average of 54 reports of elder abusein domestic and institutional settings an hour … 1,295 a day … 472,813 a year
