Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV)

Individuals Killed As A Result of Domestic Violence
July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007

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	22
Children	6
Male Victims
Adults	8
Children	7
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	8
Total Number of Victims	52

Ages of Victims
Under 18	13
18-21	3
22-30	7
31-40	13
41-50	10
51 and over	6
Total	52

Method
Gun	21
Knife	9
Physical Force/Hands	5
Blunt Instrument/Trauma	6
Asphyxiation/Suffocation	3
Neglect	1
Strangulation	7
Total	52

Relationship of Victim to Offender
Intimate Partner Victims
Wife/ Ex-Wife	5
Husband/ Ex-Husband	2
Girlfriend or Former Girlfriend	14
Boyfriend or Former Boyfriend	2
Suicide	9
Other - Child	6
Other	4*
Subtotal	43 (83%)
Non-Intimate Partner Victims
Mother/Stepmother	0
Father/Stepfather	1
Daughter	0
Son	5
Sibling	0
Other	3
Subtotal	9 (17%)
Total	52 (100%)

*killed by police, ex-girlfriend's boyfriend, sister's estranged husband, and girlfriend's estranged husband

Comparison of Individuals Killed By County
Memorial Service Year	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Intimate Partner Victim	2008 Non- Intimate Partner Victim	2008 7/1/06- 6/30/07
County
Allegany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Anne Arundel	1	3	3	13	8	9	8	2	0	2
Baltimore County	12	12	8	14	14	12	10	7	1	8
Baltimore City	14	18	16	18	16	14	15	6	1	7
Calvert	1	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0
Caroline	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Carroll	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	1
Cecil	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	1	1	2
Charles	4	4	3	3	1	2	2	0	0	0
Dorchester	2	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	1
Frederick	2	0	2	7	0	1	2	5	0	5
Garrett	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Harford	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	1
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	0	5
Prince George's	13	7	4	8	7	9	13	10	3	13
Queens Anne’s	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
St. Mary’s	5	2	0	3	2	3	1	3	0	3
Talbot	1	2	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0
Washington	0	8	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	1
Somerset	3	1	1	2	0	2	2	0	0	0
Wicomico								1	1	2
Worchester								1	0	1
Total	62	68	58	89	69	70	63	43	9	52