October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The statistics are troubling for Georgia, which ranks 10th in the nation for its rate of women dying at the hands of their male partners.
According to the Georgia Commission on Family Violence, there were 193 known domestic violence fatalities in the state in 2022.
Recent data also shows as many as 53 counties in Georgia either had no access or limited access to domestic violence services.
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