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STUDY RANKS TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA HIGH IN FEMALE MURDER VICTIM RATES

STUDY RANKS TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA HIGH IN FEMALE MURDER VICTIM RATES

Roger Brown, Bristol Herald Courier

September 20, 2012

BRISTOL --Both Tennessee and Virginia rank among the nation's top 5 for the rate of women killed by men, according to a new Violence Policy Center report.

The VPC report stated for every 100,000 women in Tennessee, 1.91 are murdered by males, putting the state at No. 3 in the nation.

In Virginia, according to the VPC report, 1.77 women (per 100,000) are murdered by males: the state ranks No. 5 overall among the 50 states.

The annual report - titled "When Men Murder Women" - used data from numerous national and state sources, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The top 5 states in female victim/male offender murder rates are:

1. Nevada (2.62 per 100,000);

2. South Carolina (1.94 per 100,000);

3. Tennessee;

4. Louisiana (1.86 per 100,000);

5. Virginia.

The VPC issues an annual report on female murder victims to coincide with Domestic Violence Awareness Month during October.