New Study Shows 94% Of Black Women Are Murdered By Men They Know

Stop The Violence! New Study Shows Black Women Are Murdered By Men Almost 3-Times More Than Whites, 94% Know Their Attacker!

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We’ve got to teach a greater respect for human life, ESPECIALLY when it comes to our women

Black Women 3 Times More Likely To Be Killed By Men Than Whites According To Study

Via Violence Policy Center

Black women face a disproportionate share of fatal domestic violence in America, according to the new Violence Policy Center (VPC) report When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2011 Homicide Data. In 2011, 492 black females were murdered by males at a rate of 2.61 per 100,000, compared to a rate of 0.99 per 100,000 for white females.

The annual report is released to coincide with Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. The study covers homicides involving one female murder victim and one male offender, and uses data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s unpublished Supplementary Homicide Report. This year’s report applies to 2011, the most recent year for which data is available.

Prepare your self to read some VERY disturbing facts.

-Where the relationship could be determined, 94 percent of black females killed by males knew their killers. Nearly 15 times as many black females were murdered by a male they knew than were killed by male strangers.

-Of the black victims who knew their offenders, 52 percent were wives, common-law wives, ex-wives, or girlfriends of the offenders. Ninety-three percent of the homicides were intra-racial.

-Firearms, especially handguns, were the most common weapons used by males to murder black females. When the murder weapon could be identified, 51 percent of black female victims were shot and killed with guns. Within that group, 82 percent were killed with a handgun.

-In homicides where the age of victims was reported, 12 percent of black female victims were less than 18 years old (55 victims), and five percent were 65 years of age or older (22 victims).

-The vast majority of homicides of black females murdered by males were not related to any other felony crime. Most often, black females were killed by males in the course of an argument. In cases where the circumstances could be identified, 87 percent were not related to the commission of any other felony.

Says VPC Legislative Director Kristen Rand:

“The sad reality is that women are nearly always murdered by someone they know. Already, many elected officials and community leaders are working tirelessly to reduce the toll of domestic violence. Yet despite these efforts, the numbers remain unacceptably high. We need new policies in place from local communities to the federal government to protect women from harm.”

The following pages list the top 10 states where women were murdered by men in single-victim deaths per 100,000.

They might be hard to stomach, but these cold hard facts might help folks realize how violence has ravaged our communities.

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10. New Mexico

17 women murdered

1.62 per 100,000

9. Louisiana

39 women murdered

1.67 per 100,000

8. West Virginia

16 women murdered

1.70 per 100,000

7. Idaho

14 women murdered

1.77 per 100,000

6. Tennessee

59 women murdered

1.8 per 100,000

5. Arizona

60 women murdered

1.84 per 100,000

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4. Delaware

9 women murdered

1.92 per 100,000

3. Oklahoma

38 women murdered

1.99 per 100,000

2. Alaska

7 women murdered

2.01 per 100,000

1. South Carolina

61 women murdered

2.54 per 100,000

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