Factoids of the Day: Domestic Violence in Virginia

domestic_violenceFrom the 2013 Annual Report on Domestic and Sexual Violence in Virginia:

“In 2012, at least 117 men, women, and children lost their lives to domestic violence, representing a 12.7% increase in family and intimate partner homicides from 2011 to 2012. Also in 2012, there were more than 67,000 calls to domestic and sexual violence hotlines across the state. A total of 6,592 adults and children received 198,274 nights of emergency or temporary shelter due to domestic violence; however, 2,486 families requesting shelter services were turned away due to lack of shelter space.”