1 October 2024
The 40 people killed in domestic violence situations last year in Minnesota were the most in more than 30 years of record-keeping, Violence Free Minnesota said Tuesday.
Of the victims, 29 were killed by current or former intimate partner and 11 were intervenors or bystanders to domestic violence.
“To every person who lost a family member or loved one in Minnesota in 2023: We believe you, and we want to achieve a safer, violence-free Minnesota together,” said Guadalupe Lopez, Violence Free Minnesota’s executive director, in a Tuesday statement.
The previous high was 37 homicides in 2013. Minnesota averaged 26 victims of intimate partner violence annually in the decade between 2013 and 2022, Violence Free Minnesota data shows.
At least 12 people have been killed so far this year due to intimate partner violence in the state, according to Violence Free Minnesota.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Violence Free Minnesota is a statewide coalition of nearly 90 programs working to address relationship abuse, and they will be hosting awareness events throughout the month.
Violence Free Minnesota memorialized 39 victims from last year in February, but they were since notified about another death, so the new report reflects 40 victims.
Domestic violence help
Help is available 24/7 through the Day One hotline by calling 866-223-1111 or texting 612-399-9995.
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