ORLANDO, Fla. – In a recent story, the National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice reviewed 12 nationwide studies, most of which included data from multiple cities.
Their findings revealed domestic violence incidents increased 8.1% after jurisdictions imposed pandemic-related lockdown orders. “If we look at different data sources over the last 20 years or so, we had seen declines actually in domestic violence so what I’ll say is the pandemic has set us back in terms of our ability to address domestic violence,” University of Central Florida professor and chair with the department of criminal justice, Catherine Kaukinen, said.