Emergency Department Visits and Injury Hospitalizations for Female and Male Victims and Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence

Table 2

Characteristics of IPV charging request incidents, 2010.

	Total IPV incidents during; study period; (,807); %
At time of incident
Marital status
Married	21.4 (348)
Missing
Relationship status
Together	83.7 (1361)
Missing
Previous IPV
Yes	82.8 (515)
Missing	1,185
Incident
Charge category
Assault (simple)	81.3 (1,453)
Stalking/harassment	4.9 (88)
Nonassault (property, etc.)	5.0 (89)
Aggravated assault	4.8 (86)
PPO violation	2.6 (47)
Criminal sexual cond.	0.5 (9)
Child abuse	0.5 (9)
Kidnapping	0.3 (6)
Cruelty to animals	0.1 (1)
Missing
Victim injury
None noted	27.8 (207)
Minor injury	69.5 (517)
Major injury	2.6 (19)
Fatal injury	0.1 (1)
Missing	1,063
Victim transported to hospital
No	87.2 (622)
Yes	12.8 (91)
Missing	1,094
Drug/alc. involvement
No	44.9 (265)
Yes	55.1 (325)
Missing	1,217
Charge class
Civil	2.6 (47)
Misdemeanor	86.2 (1557)
Felony	11.2 (203)
Defendant disposition
Denied	50.1 (906)
Dismissed	17.2 (311)
Pled lesser	4.6 (83)
Convicted	25.6 (462)
Not guilty	0.3 (5)
Open	2.2 (40)

Percentages values based upon valid, nonmissing responses.