Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV)

Individuals Killed As A Result of Domestic Violence
July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008

Please scroll down for age, method, relationship and county breakdowns.
Please note that our counts include any family members killed, third parties killed in the course of domestic violence, and suicides related to domestic violence.

Total Number of Victims
Female Victims
Adults	37
Children	4
Male Victims
Adults	11
Children	6
Female Suicide Victims Who Killed Themselves after Committing Domestic Violence Murder, Attempting to Commit Murder, or Committing Assault	1
Male Suicide Victims Who Killed Themselves after Committing Domestic Violence Murder, Attempting to Commit Murder, or Committing Assault	16
Total Number of Victims	75

Ages of Victims
Under 18	10
18-21	6
22-30	18
31-40	24
41-50	11
51 and over	6
Total	75

Method
Gun	42
Knife	9
Strangulation	4
Drowning	4
Physical Force/Hands	4
Asphyxiation	3
Burning	3
Blunt Force Trauma	1
Neglect	1
Starvation	1
Fall	1
Poison	1
Hanging	1
Total	75

Relationship of Victim to Offender
Intimate Partner Victims
Wife/ Ex-Wife	12
Husband/ Ex-Husband	0
Girlfriend or Former Girlfriend	24
Boyfriend or Former Boyfriend	6
Same Sex	1
Suicide	17
Child	7
Other	5*
Subtotal	72 (96%)
Non-Intimate Partner Victims
Mother/Stepmother	2
Father/Stepfather	0
Daughter	0
Son	1
Sibling	0
Other	3
Subtotal	3 (04%)
Total	75 (100%)

*Police officer killed by victim's boyfriend while responding to a call, killed by police, girlfriend's ex-husband, husband of friend, girlfriend's ex-boyfriend

Note of Explanation: Each year our annual Memorial Service honors those victims that were killed as a result of domestic violence between July 1 and June 30 of the previous 12 months.

Comparison of Individuals Killed By County
Memorial Service Year	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009 Intimate Partner Victim	2009 Non-Intimate Partner Victim	2009 7/1/07-6/30/08
County
Allegany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anne Arundel	1	3	3	13	8	9	8	2	0	0	0
Baltimore County	12	12	8	14	14	12	10	8	10	1	11
Baltimore City	14	18	16	18	16	14	15	7	21	1	22
Calvert	1	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	3	1	4
Caroline	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carroll	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Cecil	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	2	1	0	1
Charles	4	4	3	3	1	2	2	0	2	0	2
Dorchester	2	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	3	0	3
Frederick	2	0	2	7	0	1	2	5	11	0	11
Garrett	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Harford	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Howard	0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Montgomery	3	5	11	9	11	5	7	5	5	0	5
Prince George's	13	7	4	8	7	9	13	13	11	0	11
Queens Anne’s	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
St. Mary’s	5	2	0	3	2	3	1	3	1	0	1
Talbot	1	2	0	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	2
Washington	0	8	1	1	0	2	0	1	2	0	2
Somerset	3	1	1	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
Wicomico								2	0	0	0
Worchester								1	0	0	0
Total	62	68	58	89	69	70	63	52	72	3	75