Investigating Domestic Violence Strangulation
February 2017
Information from the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention
“Strangulation is a very grave form of battery in domestic violence (DV). By some estimates, about 10% of all women who experience domestic violence will experience a near fatal strangulation by their partner, and they are 7x more likely to be killed by their partner than any other victim of DV. Strangulation is so serious that according to the National District Attorneys Association, 10% of all violent deaths (not just DV) in the United States are attributable, at least in part, to strangulation. That is a huge number, and one that demands police officers properly investigate and document strangulation cases.”