NCJ Number
126934
Date Published
1990
Length
26 pages
Annotation
In Connecticut, 10,751 family violence incidents occurred during the first 6 months of 1990 in which at least one person was arrested.
Abstract
Nearly 9 in 10 cases involved an arrest for assault, breach of peace, or disorderly conduct. In 41.7 percent of the cases, the most serious offense for which an arrest was made was assault. Breach of peace and disorderly conduct were the most serious offenses in 23.9 and 23.2 percent of the cases, respectively. Of all parties arrested, 77 percent were male, and 83 percent of the victims were female. More than half of the participants were between 21 and 35 years of age, 15 percent of the cases involved prior court orders, and serious injury occurred in 2.2 percent of the incidents. Children were present or directly involved in 43.7 percent of the incidents. Specifically, children were involved 10.5 percent of the time and present 33.2 percent of the time. Guns were used in 1.7 percent of the incidents, knives in 4.6 percent, and physical force in 72.7 percent. Family violence incidents are tabulated by agency. 6 tables