Violent deaths among individuals subject to domestic violence protection orders in King County, Washington, USA, 2014–2020

ObjectivesIndividuals (ie, respondents) subject to domestic violence protection orders have threatened or engaged in one form of violence perpetration and may be at increased risk for experiencing others forms of violence, including violent death.MethodsUsing a cohort of granted domestic violence pr...

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Published inInjury prevention p. ip-2023-045189
Main Authors Dalve, Kimberly, Ellyson, Alice M, Bowen, Deidre, Rhew, Isaac C, Rivara, Frederick P, Rowhani-Rahbar, Ali
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 31.07.2024
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects
African Americans
Domestic violence
Drug overdose
Ethnicity
Firearm
Firearms
Homicide
Intervention
Legal intervention
Mortality
Murders & murder attempts
Native North Americans
Pacific Islander people
Population
Risk factors
Risk sharing
Short report
Suicide
Suicide/Self?Harm
Suicides & suicide attempts
Violence
United States > US
Firearm
Legal intervention
Violence
Mortality
Suicide/Self?Harm
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Summary:ObjectivesIndividuals (ie, respondents) subject to domestic violence protection orders have threatened or engaged in one form of violence perpetration and may be at increased risk for experiencing others forms of violence, including violent death.MethodsUsing a cohort of granted domestic violence protection orders in King County, Washington, USA, from 2014 to 2020 (n=3543), we calculated standardised mortality ratios for violent death, including suicide, homicide, legal intervention and undetermined intent, comparing domestic violence protection order respondents to King County residents adjusting for year, age, sex, and race and ethnicity through indirect standardisation.ResultsThere were 66 deaths among domestic violence protection order respondents; 25.8% were violent deaths and 52.9% of violent deaths involved firearms. The standardised mortality ratio for violent death was 3.71 (95% CI: 2.16 to 5.93) among domestic violence protection order respondents compared with King County residents.ConclusionThe domestic violence protection order process may provide an opportunity for referrals to services to address shared risk factors for violence perpetration and victimisation.
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ISSN:1353-8047
1475-5785
1475-5785
DOI:10.1136/ip-2023-045189