Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Study shows domestic violence reports on the rise as COVID-19 keeps people at home

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/uoc--ssd052720.php


News Release 27-May-2020 University of California - Los Angeles A UCLA-led research team has found an increase in the incidence of domestic violence reports in two cities, Los Angeles and Indianapolis, since stay-at-home restrictions were implemented in March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.


The scholars, who are leaders in applying mathematics to interpret and make sense of police crime data, predict that the incidence should gradually decrease as people return to normal routines, but would likely increase again if there is a second wave of COVID-19 infections that prompts new stay-at-home orders.


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