NCJ Number
144471
Date Published
1992
Length
14 pages
Annotation
According to Connecticut Uniform Crime Reporting statistics, there were 21,520 incidents of family violence in the State in 1991 in which at least one person was arrested, representing a decline of 7.5 percent from the previous year.
Abstract
Nearly 90 percent of the cases involved arrests for assault, breach of peace, or disorderly conduct. Over 80 percent of the victims were female and 87 percent of offenders were male; 46 percent of the victims lived with their assailant. Physical force was the most serious weapon used in 72 percent of the incidents; the number of incidents in which serious injury occurred fell by over 6 percent in 1991. Alcohol and/or drugs were involved in nearly half the incidents, 35 percent occurred on Sunday or Monday, and 43 percent occurred between 6:00 pm and midnight. Children were present or directly involved in nearly 45 percent of domestic assaults. In 1991, 21 of Connecticut's 187 reported homicides (11.2 percent) were attributed to domestic violence.