“Between August 2011 and August 2012, there were 221 domestic assaults where the victim was over the age of 60. Of the 221 assaults, 118 were female victims and 103 were male victims." The Howard Coun

Bobsutan · 2013-01-20T08:13:54+00:00

Interesting stuff, this is in my neck of the woods too.

AvgGuy101 · 2013-01-20T11:55:34+00:00

Great article and kudos to the Howard County Police Dept!

It sounds like they are taking a more realistic and non-sexist approach to dv. Looks like the rest of the US could learn a thing or two from them.

Hypersapien · 2013-01-20T16:07:05+00:00

I'd like to know, out of the male victims, how many had female assailants. I'd also like to know what the numbers are like for pre-60 year olds.

MaunaLoona · 2013-01-20T16:56:05+00:00

The sex ratio for those 60 and over is about 0.77 males for every female. This means the males are underrepresented here. If we normalize for the demographic we get domestic assault rates of 118 for females and 134 for males. (What exactly these adjusted numbers mean is unimportant -- what's important is their relative sizes)

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