Prosecutors Need to Take Strong Measures to Clamp Down on Female-Perpetrated DV

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Contact: Henry Herrera

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Prosecutors Need to Take Strong Measures to Clamp Down on Female-Perpetrated DV

WASHINGTON / November 6, 2024 – The Centers for Disease Control reports that each year there are more male victims of physical partner violence — 5,452,000 men – than female victims — 4,774,000 women (1). Indeed, experts agree that women are turning to violence more often, sometimes with terrifying intensity (2).

Media accounts have revealed a recent surge of partner homicides committed by women (3). From September 16 to mid-October, the media reported 15 domestic homicides perpetrated by women. Some of the murders were particularly gruesome:

September 16: He went to his ex-girlfriend’s San Leandro home with a hidden camera to avoid ‘false accusations.’ It was still running when she killed him, police say. (4)
September 16: Appleton woman charged with fatally stabbing boyfriend (5)
September 18: Police find nude man shot to death in Fort Worth bedroom, arrest girlfriend in killing (6)
September 19: California woman accused of fatally shooting husband in Tracy (7)
September 21: Queens woman calls police, confesses to knifing husband to death: police sources (8)
September 23: Chesapeake woman told police she shot husband to protect children, court record says (9)
September 24: NYC woman kills boyfriend — then tries to claim he was drunk and fatally stumbled into cabinet: prosecutors (10)
September 26: 61-year-old visits neighbor and says she beat her husband to death, Texas cops say (11)
October 3: Florida Woman Accused of Murdering Boyfriend in Suitcase Begs Judge for Professional Hair and Makeup (12)
October 3: Wife Was Caught on Dashcam Injecting Husband with Poison, Which Killed Him in Minutes. (13)
October 3: Utah Wife Allegedly Shot Serviceman Husband in Head as He Slept, Then Tried to Cover It Up (14)
October 7: She Killed Her Husband and a Lookalike Whose Identity She Tried to Steal. (15)
October 8: Wichita woman booked into Florida jail after husband is shot during dispute at hotel (16)
October 9: Maryland woman arrested for hitting boyfriend with car, killing him (17)
October 14: California woman pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in boyfriend’s death (18)

A recent analysis of homicides arising from intimate partner violence found that Black men were disproportionately affected, and that women were more likely than men to use a stabbing instrument. The study concluded, “Homicide caused by IPV is a significant public health crisis for both men and women.” (19)

The Center for Prosecutor Integrity urges prosecutors to implement strong measures to stop the growing surge of female-perpetrated violence.

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