Racial and Ethnic Differences in Homicides of Adult Women and the Role of Intimate Partner Violence — United States, 2003–2014

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Petrosky, Emiko ; Blair, Janet M. ; Betz, Carter J. ; Fowler, Katherine A. ; Jack, Shane P. D. ; Lyons, Bridget H.
• Description:
  Homicide is one of the leading causes of death for women aged ≤44 years.* In 2015, homicide caused the death of 3,519 girls and women in the United States Rates of female homicide vary by race/ethnicity (1), and nearly half of victims are killed by a current or former male intimate partner (2). To inform homicide and intimate partner violence (IPV) Prevention efforts, CDC analyzed homicide data from the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) among 10,018 women aged ≥18 years in 18 states during 2003-2014. The frequency of homicide by race/ethnicity and precipitating circumstances of homicides associated with and without IPV were examined. Non-Hispanic black and American Indian/Alaska Native women experienced the highest rates of homicide (4.4 and 4.3 per 100,000 population, respectively). Over half of all homicides (55.3%) were IPV-related; 11.2% of victims of IPV-related homicide experienced some form of violence in the month preceding their deaths, and argument and jealousy were common precipitating circumstances. Targeted IPV Prevention programs for populations at disproportionate risk and enhanced access to intervention services for persons experiencing IPV are needed to reduce homicides among women.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Ethnicity Female Health Status Disparities Homicide Humans Intimate Partner Violence Middle Aged Racial Groups Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 66(28):741-746.
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6628a1
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  28727682
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5657947
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  28
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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