55 % of women murdered were killed by a current or ex romantic partner:
“The CDC analyzed the murders of women in 18 states from 2003 to 2014, finding a total of 10,018 deaths. Of those, 55 percent were intimate partner violence-related, meaning they occurred at the hands of a former or current partner or the partner’s family or friends. In 93 percent of those cases, the culprit was a current or former romantic partner.”
A new CDC report suggests that domestic violence is a major cause of death for women.
www.theatlantic.com