President Clinton Announces Over $41 Million to Stop Violent Criminals From Purchasing Firearms

Grants Will Improve Criminal History Records Vital to National Check System

WASHINGTON, DC—At the White House today, President Clinton announced that 46 states are receiving grants totaling more than $41 million to continue improving criminal history records, which will help keep felons from purchasing handguns. This is the fourth year of funding...

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INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
DECLINED FROM 1993 THROUGH 1998

One-Third of All Murdered Females Were Killed by Partner


     WASHINGTON, D.C.   Violence against women by intimate
partners fell by 21 percent from 1993 through 1998, the
Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
announced today.  An estimated 876,340 violent victimizations
against women...

VIOLENCE RATES AMONG INTIMATE PARTNERS DIFFER GREATLY ACCORDING TO AGE

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Violence rates among intimate partners, current or former spouses, boyfriends or girlfriends, differ greatly according to the victim's age, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today in a new special report. While the overall per capita rate...

INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE DECLINED BETWEEN 1993 AND 2004

Washington - The intimate partner violence rate has declined since 1993, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. In 1993 nonfatal intimate partner violence was 5.8 victimizations per 1,000 U.S...

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEFENDANTS MORE LIKELY TO BE CONVICTED THAN NON-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEFENDANTS

WASHINGTON - State felony defendants charged with domestic violence (DV) were prosecuted, convicted and incarcerated at rates either equal to or higher than felony defendants charged with non-domestic violence (non-DV)...