SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence has released its annual Domestic Violence Homicide Report.
The report covers calendar year 2022.
ICADV reports 57 people died in 45 separate incidents. Of those deaths, one-third were 17 years of age or younger. The eldest victim was 79.
Seven of the death events ended with the perpetrator committing suicide. The most common means of death was by firearms, ICADV reported.
“The actual numbers have dropped slightly with the easing of the pandemic,” said Vickie Smith, President and CEO of ICADV. “But these incidents are preventable, and this loss is untenable.”
Illinois now has a Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee that will study and determine steps that can be taken to reduce domestic violence deaths in Illinois.
Local judicial circuit teams are being established to review homicide cases and make recommendations for change at the state and local levels.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
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