Deaths from domestic violence have dropped nearly 40% this year, police said Thursday.
There have been 40 domestic violence-related homicides this year, police said, compared to 66 for the same period last year.
NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly announced the drop at a promotions ceremony at Police Headquarters where Inspector Kathleen O’Reilly, who has led the department efforts against domestic violence, was promoted to deputy chief.
Her officers conduct more than 70,000 home visits a year, helping to enforce orders of protection and design safety plans for victims, Kelly said.
A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
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