Mississippi ranks 5th in domestic violence homicides
Domestic violence victims beware
Reading The Clarion-Ledger this morning, I came across an article which should give everyone pause. According to a recent study, Mississippi ranks 5th in the U.S. in domestic violence homicides. Read that again, not just violence, but homicides. Only Nevada, Alaska, Louisiana, and New Mexico ranked higher. The September 2007 study by the Violence Policy Center reported that the rate of women murdered by men in Mississippi was 2 per 100,000.
If you are a victim of domestic violence, get help now. There are a number of agencies out there which can help you. Don’t stay in a home where you are a victim of abuse and end up being a statistic in next year’s domestic violence report. The following agencies in Mississippi can help you:
- Mississippi Center for Violence Prevention Crisis Line: 1-800-266-4198
- Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence Crisis Line: 1-800-898-3234 or click here to contact them online.
- Catholic Charities Hotline: (601) 366-0222 or 1-800-273-9012
- Mississippi Attorney General's Domestic Violence Prevention Unit: (601) 359-4251
- Jackson Police Department Crisis Intervention Units: (601) 960-1433 (Westland Plaza, 813 Ellis Ave.); and (601) 960-1389 (327 E. Pascagoula St., Suite 504)
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
Also read my previous post on domestic violence.
