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m1k3tv t1_j9voplt wrote

Reply to comment by ElectroFlannelGore in Police: Husband shoots and kills wife in Monroeville, dies by apparent suicide after SWAT standoff by BecuzMDsaid

Easy access to a gun makes even small mental crises into life threatening situations.

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masterofshadows t1_j9w8k8u wrote

Even in countries without guns, intimate Partner Homicide happens far too frequently.

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privatelyowned t1_j9wknuv wrote

3-4 women are killed by the men in their lives per day in the US alone.

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masterofshadows t1_j9wlrom wrote

It's 2-3 per week in the UK, while better, it is still unacceptably high.

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privatelyowned t1_j9wmyr5 wrote

We have 67 mil in the uk compared to americas 330 mil.

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masterofshadows t1_j9wn7fu wrote

Yeah, the rates should probably be compared to individual states, or adjusted to a per Capita basis to compare.

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eltigrechino94 t1_j9wyp5l wrote

England and Wales homicide rate 2021/22: 1.17 per 100,000 people.

England and Wales female homicide rate 0.33 per 100K

US homicide in 2021 7.8 per 100K

US female 1.4 per 100K

I done England and Wales because Scotland and NI report separately

Scotland 2021/22 homicide rate 1.0 per 100k

Scotland female 0.25 per 100K.

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masterofshadows t1_j9wyx8z wrote

Yes but what's the homicide rate specifically involving intimate partner violence? The numbers me and the other poster were discussing were specifically intimate partner violence.

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eltigrechino94 t1_j9x0whu wrote

The Scottish government handily mentions that 56% of female victims are killed by a partner/ex partner.

Which becomes a rate of 0.17 female homicide by partner/ex partner per 100K people.

England and Wales claims 62% of female homicide victims are killed by a partner/ex partner.

England and Wales 0.21 female killed by partner/ex partner per 100M

US 55% by partner/ex partner.

US 0.77 Female homicide by partner/ex partner per 100k

So about 3x as much as the UK.

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masterofshadows t1_j9x15an wrote

Thanks for putting in the work!

While the UK numbers do show the US has a big problem, it's still too high in the UK too and serious work needs put into addressing the problem.

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-Diorama- t1_j9wie0g wrote

And overwhelmingly against the female partner.

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