The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s (PCADV) annual Fatality Report has been the single most reliable source for information about domestic violence-related deaths in Pennsylvania for more than 20 years.
In the last 10 years, more than 1,400 people have died from domestic violence-related incidents in Pennsylvania. Those killed included women, children, and men of all ages, races, sexual orientations, and socioeconomic groups. In 2022, 104 victims lost their lives to domestic violence in Pennsylvania. This number includes 62 females and 42 males. Additionally, there were 37 perpetrator deaths.
2022 Domestic Violence Homicide Victims
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104 Victim Deaths
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53% Killed by Current of Former Intimate Partner
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67% Killed with a Firearm
PCADV Fatality Reports
View the most recent Domestic Violence Fatality Reports
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2022 Fatality Report
The full 2022 Fatality Report honors the 104 lives lost to domestic violence homicides in PA in 2022
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2021 Fatality Report
The full 2021 Fatality Report honors the 112 lives lost to domestic violence homicides in PA in 2021 and highlights the increased risks victims and survivors may face during pregnancy.
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2020 Fatality Report
The 2020 Fatality Report highlights how domestic violence especially flourishes in isolating circumstances like a pandemic.
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2019 Fatality Report
The 2019 Fatality Report highlights the impact of family violence – domestic violence extends beyond intimate partners.
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Online Resource Homicide Dashboard
In partnership with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) and made possible by STOP funding, PCADV in collaboration with the Penn State Data Center, Institute for State and Regional Affairs at the Pennsylvania State University of Harrisburg, has created a publicly-available Homicide Dashboard. The interactive digital dashboard visually summarizes homicide data we tracked from news accounts, domestic violence programs, and police departments.