- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Family violence (Georgia. Commission on Family Violence)
- Title:
- Family violence : the facts 2021
- Creator:
- Georgia. Commission on Family Violence
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Commission on Family Violence, issuing body.
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Commission on Family Violence
- Date of Original:
- 2021-04
- Subject:
- Family violence--Georgia--Periodicals--Statistics
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Fact sheet on domestic violence in Georgia.
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C820.F3 S1 D6 2021
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc820-pf3-bs1-bd6-b2021-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc820-pf3-bs1-bd6-b2021-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
Family Violence: The Facts
Georgia Statistics
FAMILY VIOLENCE is a pattern of abusive
behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control
over another intimate partner.
1,381
136
Known family violence-related fatalities in Georgia during 2020*
*Due to multiple historic events occurring throughout 2020, the number of fatalities currently listed is believed to be an undercount.
Total family violence-
1,516 related fatalities in Georgia
from 2011-2020
#22 Georgia ranks 22nd in the nation for its rate of men killing women. There were 29,060 family violence and stalking Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs)
29,060 issued in 2019. In 2019, the overall "extension rate," or the rate at which an Ex Parte (emergency) TPO is
42%
extended into a longer-term TPO (6-month, 12-month, 3-year), was 42%.
44,475 There were 44,475 family violence incidents reported to law enforcement in 2018.
68% In 2018, 68% of victims in family violence incidents reported to law enforcement were female.
35% Between 2011-2020, 534 (35%) of all domestic violence fatalities were murder-suicides.
95,830 In 2020, there were 95,839 crisis calls to Georgia's certified family violence and sexual assault agencies.
1-800-33-HAVEN (VOICE/TTY & SPANISH) CALL THE TOLL-FREE, 24-HOUR HOTLINE FOR CONFIDENTIAL
HELP AND RESOURCES.
THE DEAF HOTLINE 855-812-1001 (HOTLINE@ADWAS.ORG) CONTACT THE 24-HOUR HOTLINE FOR CONFIDENTIAL HELP
AND RESOURCES.
Weapons
Hands and fists were the most common weapon used by an abuser in reported incidents during 2018. While firearms
were present in only 2% of reported incidents, they were the cause of death in 74% of fatal incidents of abuse.
Other 31%
Hand/Fist 63%%
Firearm 2%
Knife/Cutting Tool 4%
Substance Use
In 2018, less than a third of reported family violence incidents involved substance abuse.
Substances 29%
No Substances 71%
Children
Teen Dating Violence
33%
37%
33% of reported incidents in 2018 had one or more children present.
37% of reported incidents in 2018 involved one or more children.
49%
Nearly half of victims killed by their abuser began their relationship with the person who
eventually killed them when they were between the ages of 13-24.
National Statistics
21% of women and 15% of men experience severe physical violence by an intimate partner during their lifetime.
Over their lifetime, 1 in 6 women (16%) and 1 in 17 men (6%) have been stalked by an intimate partner placing them in fear for their own life or the lives of those close to them.
The rate of intimate partner victimization (age 12 or older) is 4.3 victimizations per 1,000 females and 0.8 victimizations per 1,000 males.
The presence of a gun in domestic violence situations increases the risk of homicide by 500%.
21% 21% of girls and 10% of boys in high school experience physical and/or sexual dating
10%
violence.
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This project was supported by subgrant numbers W19-8-074 and W20-8-041, awarded by the state administering office for the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice's STOP Formula Grant Program. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the state or the U.S. Department of Justice. REVISED APRIL 2021