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An analysis of incidents reported in the media last year by the Korea Women's Telephone found that at least 1.17 days one woman is killed or at risk of being murdered by a male partner in an intimate relationship, such as a husband or lover.
Yesterday (1th), the Korean Women's Telephone released statistics analyzing the murder of women (murder and attempted murder) by male partners in intimate relationships that we saw through media reports from January 7 to December 2022, 1.
According to the statistics, at least 1 women were killed by a male partner in an intimate relationship, such as a husband or lover, and at least 12 women survived attempted murder in 31.
In addition, at least 2022 people were seriously injured or killed by the victims' children, parents, friends, and other bystanders.
If these numbers are converted to 86 day, 225 woman for at least 61.1 days is killed or at risk of being killed by a male partner in an intimate relationship, such as a husband or lover, and if you include the harm of bystanders such as children, parents, friends, etc., 1 woman is harmed in at least 17.1 days.
However, this is only "the minimum number reported in the media," and if we include incidents that have not yet been reported in the media, the number of women at risk is expected to be much higher.
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According to statistics released by Korea Women's Telephone, contrary to the stereotype that femicide by male partners in intimate relationships occurs in people in their 20~30s, victims appeared in all age groups.
Among the total 372 victims, the analysis of the age groups of 159 victims showed that those in their 40s accounted for the most at 25.79% (41 people), those in their 20s accounted for 21.38% (34 people), and those in their 30s accounted for 17.61% (28 people).
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Looking at the perpetrators' crime history, 98 (26.3%) said they were "asking for divorce or separation, or refusing to reunite or meet."
This was followed by 61 (16.4%) who "used this as a problem, such as suspicion of a relationship with another man," 48 (12.9%) who "accidentally fought and fought," 19 (5.1%) who "ignored themselves," and 7 (1.9%) who "refused to have sex."
Other crimes include reporting and prosecuting violence from the perpetrator, receiving large insurance payments, being caught in debt, looking at other men, and not feeding chickens.
"In fact, the motive for these crimes is a common perception that women can commit murder when they don't do what they want," the Korea Women's Telephone noted, noting that "the patriarchal view of women in intimate relationships as possessions within one's control is still at work."
The most common places of crime were the victims' residences. Of the total 372 victims, 55.1% (205) were found to have been killed or in danger of being murdered in their place of residence.
Due to the nature of violence against women in intimate relationships, the perpetrator often lives with the victim or knows the victim's personal information in detail, so murder is very likely to occur at the victim's residence," the Korea Women's Telephone said, adding, "The lack of a safe space for the victim is the biggest characteristic of violence against women in intimate relationships, which is why the isolation of the victim and the perpetrator should be a top priority."
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The Korea Women's Telephone, which counts "victims of murder of women by male partners in intimate relationships reported in the media" for the 14th year, revealed that the cumulative number of victims so far is 1241,2609, 3205,14 if attempted murder is included, and 1,96 if the victim's bystanders are included.
"Despite the fact that at least 1.<> days over <> years a woman is or is at risk of being killed by a male partner in an intimate relationship, there are still no official statistics."
They also called for the establishment of statistics on violence against women reflecting the characteristics of violence against women in intimate relationships, the revision of the purpose provisions of the Domestic Violence Punishment Act from "family protection" to "the guarantee of victims' human rights," the establishment of a victim protection order system in the Stalking Punishment Act, and the establishment of legal and institutional protection measures such as the personal protection of those around the victims.
(Photo = Yonhap News, Korea Women's Telephone)