Together with the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence (ACESDV), the Office of Gender-Based Violence is gathering data regarding Intimate Partner Homicide in the state of Arizona. This study aims to raise awareness of the high rates of Intimate Partner Homicide, provide an accurate count of homicides in Arizona, evaluate risk factors leading to homicide, and develop methods for a national study.
Arizona consistently ranks among the top states with the highest homicide rates of women murdered by men. In fact, between 2009 and 2022, there were 1,459 domestic violence related deaths (ACESDV, 2022). Below are some excerpts from the ACESDV 2022 Fatality Report. The full report can be found here.
Arizona consistently ranks among the top states with the highest homicide rates of women murdered by men. In fact, between 2009 and 2022, there were 1,459 domestic violence related deaths (ACESDV, 2022).
Together with the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence (ACESDV), the Office of Gender-Based Violence is gathering data regarding Intimate Partner Homicide in the state of Arizona. This study aims to raise awareness of the high rates of Intimate Partner Homicide, provide an accurate count of homicides in Arizona, evaluate risk factors leading to homicide, and develop methods for a national study.
2022 Arizona deaths due to domestic violence:
Arizona 2022 Fatalities by Month:
A recent nationally representative survey indicated that nearly 1 in 2 (59 million) women and over 2 in 5 (52.1 million) men in the United States (U.S.) reported experiencing physical violence, sexual violence, and/or stalking that involved physical contact at some point in their lifetimes (Leemis et al, 2022).
