Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV)

Individuals Killed As A Result of Domestic Violence
July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009

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	28
Children	3
Male Victims
Adults	9
Children	2
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	10
Total Number of Victims	53

Ages of Victims
Under 18	5
18-21	4
22-30	11
31-40	18
41-50	8
51 and over	7
Total	53

Method
Gun	27
Knife	12
Strangulation	5
Vehicle	4
Physical Force/Hands	2
Burning	2
Unknown	1
Total	53

Relationship of Victim to Offender
Intimate Partner Victims
Wife/ Ex-Wife	10
Husband/ Ex-Husband	2
Girlfriend or Former Girlfriend	17
Boyfriend or Former Boyfriend	3
Same Sex	0
Suicide	8
Child	5
Other	8*
Total	53

*1 man killed by police; 3 men killed by their partner in self-defense; 3 men killed by their current partner's ex; and 1 man killed by ex's current partner.

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	2010 7/1/08-6/30/09
County
Allegany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Anne Arundel	1	3	3	13	8	9	8	2	0	3
Baltimore County	12	12	8	14	14	12	10	8	11	12
Baltimore City	14	18	16	18	16	14	15	7	22	10
Calvert	1	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	4	0
Caroline	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carroll	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0
Cecil	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	2	1	2
Charles	4	4	3	3	1	2	2	0	2	1
Dorchester	2	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	3	0
Frederick	2	0	2	7	0	1	2	5	11	5
Garrett	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Harford	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
Howard	0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Montgomery	3	5	11	9	11	5	7	5	5	2
Prince George's	13	7	4	8	7	9	13	13	11	8
Queens Anne’s	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
St. Mary’s	5	2	0	3	2	3	1	3	1	2
Talbot	1	2	0	1	2	2	0	0	2	0
Washington	0	8	1	1	0	2	0	1	2	3
Somerset	3	1	1	2	0	2	2	0	0	0
Wicomico								2	0	0
Worchester								1	0	0
Total	62	68	58	89	69	70	63	52	75	53