New York, NY – City and law enforcement officials say that, while the rates for murder and other violent crime continue to drop, cases of domestic violence remain an increasing percentage of crime in New York City.
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DNAinfo.com (http://on.dnainfo.com/11fQbSH) is reporting that 2012 saw the NYPD respond to, on average, about 700 domestic abuse calls per day.
Officials also report that the average victim is subjected to seven incidents of abuse before they ultimately reach out to law enforcement.
Officials say that victims often avoid calling out of fear of retribution from their abuser, but that prosecutors are now utilizing new methods which have resulted in an abnormally high conviction rate of approximately 63%, almost double the rate of other violent crimes.
Citing the example of former state Senator and Queens city councilman Hiram Monserrate, officials say they are prosecuting without the help or consent of the victim.
In the case against Monserrate, the victim, his girlfriend, wanted to drop charges after her wounds had been treated, but officials took medical reports, her 911 call, photos of her injuries, and her initial report to police and were successful in getting a conviction against Monserrate.
Listen below to one of the many of hundreds of domestic violence 911 calls.
I am a strong advocate for victims of domestic violence. I concur with the authorities that pursue convictions even if the victim does not want to press charges. Now, let’s examine the system. There is a string of resources that gets implemented immediately upon filing of charges of DV, all based on the accusation. Is the reporter held liable for the veracity of the report? Do we realize that the estimated 700 calls to 911 for DV are only about 50% true? Is there a recourse for the falsely accused “abuser” to hold the false reporter liable for the crime of false reporting to police and for the damage that has wrecked the occupation, reputation, and finances of the proven innocent “abuser”?
We may need better laws here to adequately protect victims, but in DV, you might not know who the real victim is.
Is the rate of increase here just reflective of 911 data? Are there more false reports that inflate the true data? Or is there really more domestic violence?
Reports are up because of more awareness by the victims and the police.
Clearly the 911 police dispatcher needs to be replaced because she’s a fool and unqualified to deal with an emergency -whether or not the call is real.
Th 911 call sounds staged. You can hear the little girl being told by an adult what to answer to the dispatcher. Possibly the mother retained one of those sleazy lawyers from Flatbush that purport to be frum and advised her how to create a well sounding 911 police record.
I’m finding that DV cases are on the increase with the decline in the economy. When one or both partners are unemployed with lots of children to feed, tuitions to pay and too much “frustrated time” on their hands, the escalation to desperation and violence seem to be on the rise.
Saying ‘hello’ for 4 minutes instead of dispatching police to a site where a complaint of domestic violence is made and loud shrieking is heard in the background cannot and should not be the response of a trained 911 operator. Somebody find the operator heard on this tape and fire her immediately.