fuck, i knew it was bad, but i didn't know it was THIS bad.

"Domestic violence is one of the greatest dangers to a woman's life in the United States. Homicide is the tenth leading cause of death for women under 65. According to the Department of Justice, about 33% of female murders, but just 4% of male murders, are committed by an intimate partner (current or former spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend). During the year 2000, intimate partners killed 1,247 women. It is important to note that these numbers reflect only the murders that have been solved. Some women's killers, like Chandra Levy's or Laci Peterson's, may never be convicted or even found."

http://www.now.org/issues/violence/050203timeline.html