• IlCaviale@lemmy.world
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      19 days ago

      Unreported? So who compiled the stats? General Armstrong pulling them out of his ass? Like I know what you’re saying and I agree but I’m trying to figure out how to get “rates” from something that’s unreported and therefore unobserved. If you mean self-reported in anonymous surveys as opposed to reported to the state, then no shit. Why would you report to your own abusers. “Hey yeah so my husband who is also your colleague beats me” “tough luck” “oh ok bye”

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        18 days ago

        Currently the records reflect 40% of all LEO’s have been reported for DV versus the 10% of other professions. So yeah that’s what’s reported/documented. I assume it’s much higher due to what you pointed out, they are probably not reporting it to their abusers and probably at a much lower rate than the average population does because of this.

        The actual reported numbers are from 911 calls about DV.

        220,000 last year involving LEOs.