Reported Incidents of Domestic Violence per 1,000 population by County, New Mexico, 2013
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Why Is This Important?
In New Mexico, approximately 1 in 40 adults reported that they had experienced domestic partner violence in 2015; and approximately 1 in 4 (24%) adults reported experiencing domestic violence during their lifetime. According to data gathered from the New Mexico Interpersonal Violence Data Central Repository, 17,575 incidents were reported to law enforcement in 2015. This represented a decrease from 2014 where 18,057 incidents were reported. However, in 2016, the number of reported incidents increased to 19,746. Female domestic violence victims represented 70% of the total reported incidents in 2016. Forty-four percent of domestic violence cases reported to law enforcement resulted in injury to the victim. Approximately one in every three of cases reported (32%) had at least one child witness the domestic violence.
Reported Incidents of Domestic Violence per 1,000 population by County, New Mexico, 2013
Definition
Number of incidents of domestic violence reported to law enforcement.
Data Notes
Not all counties had complete reporting in 2013. Incomplete reporting means that one or more law enforcement agency(s) did not report or reported less than a full year of Intimate Partner violence data for 2013.Data Source
The New Mexico Interpersonal Violence Data Central Repository(nmcsaas@swep.com)
How the Measure is Calculated
| Numerator: | Number of incidents of domestic violence reported to law enforcement. |
| Denominator: | Number of persons in the population |
Health Topic Pages Related to: Injury - Domestic Violence
Community Health Resources and Links
- Healthy People 2030 Website
- The Guide to Community Preventive Services
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
- County Health Rankings
- Kaiser Family Foundation's StateHealthFacts
Medical literature can be queried at the PubMed website.