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When we hear of domestic violence, our question should not be why does the woman stay, but rather why does the man hit her? Jennifer M. Joyce, Circuit Attorney
The Problem
Domestic violence is a nationwide problem. On average of 3 women per day are killed by an intimate partner.1 In Missouri, 22% of women report being physically hurt by an intimate partner in their lives.2 In 2010, 3,568 domestic violence incidents were reported to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. During the same year, the Circuit Attorneys Oce Victim Services Unit assisted a total of 1,118 victims in domestic violence cases. These crimes aect people equally regardless of economic status, education, or race. Domestic violence is not a gender issue, but a power issue: it is committed by the abuser as a way to intimidate and control their victim. 3
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