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Intimate Partner Violence and Rural Older Women

Intimate Partner Violence and Rural Older Women. Center for Gerontology at Virginia Tech Women’s Resource Center of the New River Valley. Funded by grant # R03HD059478 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD and the NIH Office of the Director (OD). IPV Statistics.

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Intimate Partner Violence and Rural Older Women

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  1. Intimate Partner Violence and Rural Older Women • Center for Gerontology at Virginia Tech • Women’s Resource Center of the New River Valley Funded by grant # R03HD059478 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD and the NIH Office of the Director (OD)

  2. IPV Statistics

  3. IPV in Late Life: United States National data indicates that • 69% of IPV is committed by a spouse • 65% of IPV acts included simple assault • 41% of victims report IPV to the police • 33% of perpetrators ages 50+ used alcohol and drugs prior to abusing their partners

  4. Why Victims of IPV Do Not Contact Police Source: 2000 US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics

  5. IPV in Late Life: Virginia1999-2007 110 homicides against persons ages 50+ were committed by their intimate partner. Within 7 days of the homicide, 34% of the perpetrators committed suicide. Source: Office of Chief Medical Examiner, 2009

  6. IPV in Late Life: Virginia1999-2007 • Characteristics of 110 homicide victims: • Female (71%) • Ages: 50 – 89 (Average age 62) • Married (66%) • White (73%) , Black (24%) , Asian (3%) • Hispanic (<1%) • 29% had a positive blood alcohol level between .01 and .38 at time of death Source: Office of Chief Medical Examiner, 2009

  7. IPV in Late Life: Virginia1999-2007 Characteristics of victim-perpetrator relationship • Relationship ended or was ending (55%) • History of physical assault (52%) • Abuser threatened harm to victim or family member(s) (30%) • Previous calls to 9-1-1 about violence (28%) Source: Office of Chief Medical Examiner, 2009

  8. IPV in Late Life: New River Valley 1999 – 2007 • OCME – 1 homicide victim age 50+ 2009 • Police IBRs (6 depts. in NRV) • 6% of responses to female victims aged 50+ • WRC Emergency shelter • 15% of occupants aged 50+ • WRC Crisis hotline • 11% of calls from women aged 50+

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