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Frequency of Common Risk Factors in Fatal Domestic Violence Cases
Reviewed by Ontario Coroner's Committee from 2003-2017
72%
History of domestic violence (current or past)
67%
Actual or pending separation
50%
Perpetrator depressed
46%
Obsessive behaviour displayed by perpetrator
Prior threats/attempts to commit suicide
45%
Victim had intuitive sense of fear
44%
Perpetrator displayed sexual jealousy
41%
Prior threats to kill victim
38%
Excessive alcohol and/or drug use
40%
Perpetrator unemployed
40%
History of violence outside the family
34%
Escalation of violence
32%
Prior attempts to isolate victim 31%
An actual or perceived new partner in victim's life 31%
% of cases based on number of risk factors per case
1%
no factors
13%
1 to 3 factors
no factors
15%
4 to 6 factors
1 to 3 factors
71%
7 or more factors
4 to 6 factors
7 or more factors
ISSUE 3, 2019 DIALOGUE
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