Redefining violence leads to inflated statistics on DV

Submitted by Matt on Mon, 2008-08-11 21:04

Article here. Excerpt:

'Oceanside by far had the highest rate of domestic violence in San Diego County last year, and the Police Department suspects the main reason may be because verbal fights are included in the statistics. Other departments don't do that.

The city's No. 1 ranking surprised police Sgt. Aaron Doyle, who helps manage Oceanside's domestic violence investigations.

There were 40 domestic violence incidents reported per 1,000 households in Oceanside, compared with four in Del Mar, which ranked the lowest, according to 2007 statistics from the San Diego Association of Governments.'

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