1 in 3 female murder victims and 1 in 20 male murder victims are killed by intimate partners. [8]
A study of intimate partner homicides found 20% of victims were family members or friends of the abused partner, neighbors, persons who intervened, law enforcement responders, or bystanders. [9]
72% of all murder-suicides are perpetrated by intimate partners. [10]
94% of murder-suicide victims are female. [11]
