Difference between revisions of "One man dies every 10 days as a result of Domestic Violence"
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+ | In Australia, on average, one male dies as a result of domestic violence every 10 days. This figure is easily verified. Read ''Table 10'' in the document ''Australian Homicide Report 2010-2011 to 2011-2012: National Homicide Monitoring Program report'' (hereafter the report).<ref>http://www.aic.gov.au/media_library/publications/mr/mr23/mr23.pdf</ref> This report covers the 2010-2011 & 2011-2012 Australian financial years. |
== Calculation == |
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The Australian financial year 2010-2011 (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011) was a period of 365 days. The Australian financial year 2011-2012 (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012) was a period of 366 days as 2012 was a leap year. The reporting period covers both of these Australian financial years and so is a total of 731 days. |
The Australian financial year 2010-2011 (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011) was a period of 365 days. The Australian financial year 2011-2012 (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012) was a period of 366 days as 2012 was a leap year. The reporting period covers both of these Australian financial years and so is a total of 731 days. |
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| + | Table 10 in the report shows that the number of males who have died as a result of domestic violence during the reporting period is 75. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 07:01, 15 November 2015
In Australia, on average, one male dies as a result of domestic violence every 10 days. This figure is easily verified. Read Table 10 in the document Australian Homicide Report 2010-2011 to 2011-2012: National Homicide Monitoring Program report (hereafter the report).[1] This report covers the 2010-2011 & 2011-2012 Australian financial years.
Calculation
The Australian financial year 2010-2011 (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011) was a period of 365 days. The Australian financial year 2011-2012 (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012) was a period of 366 days as 2012 was a leap year. The reporting period covers both of these Australian financial years and so is a total of 731 days.
Table 10 in the report shows that the number of males who have died as a result of domestic violence during the reporting period is 75.
References
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