1. ICADV—09-10Domestic Violence Homicide: Social Impact and Community Costs The Impact of Domestic Violence Homicide, October 2010

2. On October 1, 2010, ICADV Released Its Domestic Violence Homicide Report: June 2009 – May 2010

3. ICADV examined the circumstances surrounding 76 domestic violence homicides in a recent, one year period and shows that when domestic violence homicide occurs, it is men who kill their partners and former partners, as well as their children.

4. Why Should YOU Care?

5. WHO IS AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE? EVERYONE

6. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE A TRUE STORY

7. 1975 THE STORY BEGINS

8. n Police did not arrest even if assaults were serious. n No Order of Protection was available for Police to enforce.

9. The murderer’s sister & family (4).

10. Dead wife’s brother & his family (5).

11. One (1) wife murdered. 1978

12. The dead wife’s two (2) parents.

13. One (1) 11-year-old son witnessed murder of mother.

14. Students at son’s school (50).

15. Neighbors at four different residences (30).

16. Church friends (30).

17. Other community members (5).

18. Friends (5).

19. Police/Fire/Health Professionals (30)

20. This woman’s death effected 163 people throughout the community.

21. Cost Associated with Investigating, Trying, and Incarcerating Perpetrator of 1 DV Murder n Clean-up of murder site: $2,400 n Casket/funeral: $7,445 n Autopsy: $2,500 n Law enforcement costs: $5,600 n Trial costs: $45,000 n 5 years in prison: $111,000 n Total: $173,945* *Figures based on data presented in The Cost of Murder, The Tennessean. http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=NEWS1302, retrieved 7/18/06. http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=NEWS1302

22. Murdered victim’s lost income for her family was $900,000. n 30 years lost income at $30k a year. *The figures are based on data presented in The Cost of Murder, The Tennessean. http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=NEWS1302, retrieved 7/18/06.

23. In MAY 2002, the same man killed his 14 year old daughter in her maternal grandparent’s home, and then set it on fire.

24. This same man killed his second wife’s sister (4).

25. Second wife’s parents and family (12).

26. Second wife (1).

27. Police/Fire/Health Professionals (40). High school freshmen(130). Church friends (30). Friends (10). Other community members (5).

28. Domestic violence program staff (10).

29. These two deaths impacted 243 people.

30. Sister’s lost income (30 years @ $30k/yr): $900,000 + Daughter’s lost income (40 years @$30k/yr): $1,200,000 (DHHS, CDC, 2003 Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the United States)

31. Cost Associated with Investigating, these 2 DV Murders and 1 Suicide n Clean-up of murder site: $7,200 n Casket/funeral: $22,335 n Autopsy: $7,500 n Law enforcement costs: $16,800 n Total: $53,835* *Figures based on data presented in The Cost of Murder, The Tennessean. http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=NEWS1302, retrieved 7/18/06. http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=NEWS1302

32. 1975-2002 1 perpetrator shoots and kills 3 family members.

33. n 406 people affected n 6 communities n $3 million lost income n $227,780 cost to taxpayers

34. Taxpayer costs higher n Trial $90,000 n 20 years in prison $888,000 n Wounded-Hospital$48,000 n Total $1,026,000

35. Is Domestic Violence a private matter? Could these murders have been prevented? 1978-NO 2002-YES

36. n Sheriff did not fully understand domestic violence dynamics or IDVA. n Deputies were not adequately trained. n Deputies did not follow up.

37. n Lack of coordinated response between jurisdictions. n Access to guns and no consequences.

38. Unfortunately, this story is all too common.

39. Your Town, IL: # murders in # years for an average of # people affected

40. Cost Associated with Investigating, Trying, and Incarcerating Perpetrators of # DV Murders n Clean-up of murder site: $ n Casket/funeral: $ n Autopsy: $ n Law enforcement costs:$ n Trial costs: $ n 5 years in prison: $ n Total: $* *Figures based on data presented in The Cost of Murder, The Tennessean. http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=NEWS1302, retrieved 7/18/06. http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=NEWS1302

41. WHO IS AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE? EVERYONE

42. To read the full report on Illinois domestic violence homicides, go to http:// www.ilcadv.org/dkdkdkdk