Three women are killed every day in the United States due to domestic violence. That amounts to over 1,000 deaths every year. Last year, in my home state of Georgia, 128 Georgians were killed as a result of domestic violence. When the cases were reviewed by a fatality team, they discovered that in most cases, their deaths were preventable: others knew and could have intervened.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=204914