femicide
Violent crimes against women in the United States are ever increasing. In fact, in 2022, according to an FBI report, 4251 women were murdered.
Intimate partner violence accounts for approximately 34% of female homicides.
Abusers with guns are 5 times more likely to kill their partner, and using a firearm to threaten or assault their partner makes the victim’s risk of being killed 20 times higher.
Physically abused women who are also experiencing sexual violence are more than 7 times likely to be killed than other abuse victims. Ultimately, the more red flags that are present, the higher the likelihood of femicide.
Every month, 70 women in the United States are shot and killed by an intimate partner.
Black women are 3 times more likely to be killed by an intimate partner than any other race and 7 times more likely to be killed while pregnant. 90% of black women were killed by a man they knew.
