ST PAUL, Minn. — At least 40 people were killed in Minnesota last year as the result of intimate partner violence, marking the highest number of victims in over three decades of tracking domestic violence data.
According to Violence Free Minnesota's annual Homicide Report for 2023, of those 40 known victims, 29 were killed by a current or former intimate partner, while 11 intervenors and bystanders were killed in intimate partner violence-related situations. So far in 2024, the organization said at least 12 people in Minnesota have also become victims of domestic violence.
“To every person who lost a family member or loved one in Minnesota in 2023: we believe you, and we want to achieve a safer, violence-free Minnesota together,” said Violence Free Minnesota Executive Director Guadalupe Lopez.
The coalition, made up of more than 90 member programs working to end domestic abuse across Minnesota, released the report Tuesday to coincide with Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
For more information, visit Violence Free Minnesota's website.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence and needs help, call 800-799-7233 or text START to 88788 to be connected with someone from the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
The hotline includes more options for support and identifiers of abuse on its website.
For Minnesota residents, Cornerstone MN offers resources and safe housing for domestic abuse survivors and crime victims. Call 1-866-223-1111 or chat online with the crisis hotline.
