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Domestic violence deaths rise in Colorado as overall homicides drop: report

DENVER (KDVR) — A new report from the Colorado Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board shows domestic violence deaths rose nearly 25% last year, even as the state’s overall homicide rate hit a 5-year low. According to the report, 72 domestic violence deaths happened in 2024, 24% up from the prior year. For eight children last […]

DENVER (KDVR) — A new report from the Colorado Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board shows domestic violence deaths rose nearly 25% last year, even as the state’s overall homicide rate hit a 5-year low.

According to the report, 72 domestic violence deaths happened in 2024, 24% up from the prior year. For eight children last year, the violence they witnessed became the violence that killed them.