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DID YOU KNOW: Connecticut has averaged just under 14 deaths resulting from intimate partner violence each year since 2000. Domestic violence homicide is not diminishing in our state, rather over the last decade the number has remained steady from year to year.
Some DISTURBING statistics about strangulation:
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Strangulation is a significant predictor for future lethal violence.
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If your partner has strangled you in the past, your risk of being killed by them is 10 times higher.
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Strangulation is one of the most lethal forms of domestic violence: unconsciousness may occur within seconds, and death within minutes.
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