2004 Domestic Violence Facts

More facts on Domestic Violence in South Carolina. It's 2004 data, but that's all I cound find at this time. Hopefully, you'll get the message. If they don't want you, leave them alone.

• In 2004, 15,607 people reported being a victim of a domestic incident. (1)
• Females accounted for 82.8% of the reported victims and males accounted for 17.3% of the reported victims. (2)
• Of the reported domestic violence cases, 25.5% were incidences where the perpetrator used alcohol. (3)
• White victims accounted for 50.1% of reported cases and non-whites accounted for 49.9% of reported cases, however non-whites are 2.2% more likely to be victims than whites. (4)
• In 2004, 1,720 forcible rape case were reported. Of which 57% were white females and 41% black females. (5)
• Victims identified their perpetrator as either spouse or family member 59.4% of the time. (6)
• South Carolina ranks 6th nationally in the number of women killed by male intimate. (7)
• Of these cases, 28% of the victims were spouses of the perpetrator; 14% cohabited with the perpetrator; 6% dated the perpetrator. (7)
  
  Sources:
  (1),(2) South Carolina Attorney General’s Office
  (3),(4) South Carolina Department of Public Safety, 2004 Report on Domestic Violence
  (5),(6) Report from South Carolina State SLED
  (7) South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.

The irony is that some of these abused people were turned away from safe houses due to lack of space, while lost animals can find shelter. What are our priorities?