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The term “domestic violence includes felony or misdemeanor crimes of violence committed by a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the victim, by a person with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse or intimate partner, by a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction receiving grant monies, or by any other person against an adult or youth victim who is protected from that person’s acts under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction.
In an emergency, victims of domestic violence should call 911 or contact state or local law enforcement officials, who can respond to these crimes.
Individuals in need of non-emergency assistance can also call the:
National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE or visit www.TheHotline.org.
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If you are in immediate danger, call 911. OVW does not provide services directly to the general public. Find local help on our map or call the national hotline: National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) Advocates are also available to chat 24/7. National Center for Victims of Crime 1-855-4-VICTIM (1-855-484-2846)
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES National Institute of Justice Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office on Women's Health Looking for information that used to be on OVW's website? Visit OVW's archive. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE If You are Threatened with a Gun LEAVE and take your Kids ( if applicable) or anyone else that resides with You IMMEDIATELY, or as soon as Possible, DON'T STAY THERE ! Firearms are the weapon of choice for domestic violence homicides: In 2015, 928 women were killed by male intimate partners. Most were killed with firearms.
1 in 3 female murder victims and 1 in 20 male murder victims are killed by intimate partners.
35% of all women killed by men are killed by intimate partners with guns.5
An abuser’s access to a firearm increases the risk of femicide by at least 400%.
Domestic violence incidents involving firearms are twelve times more likely to result in death than incidents involving other weapons or bodily force.
A ten-city study found 1/5 of homicide victims with temporary protective orders were murdered within two days of obtaining the order; 1/3 were murdered within the first month.
48.6% of women killed by intimate partners are killed by dating partners.
76% of women murdered by intimate partnersand 85% of women who survived murder attempts were stalked first.
44% of mass shootings between 2008 and 2013 involved intimate partners.
Women in the US are 11 times more likely to be murdered with a gun than in other high-income nations.
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