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Florida’s State Plan for <strong>the</strong> Prevention <strong>of</strong> Child Abuse, Abandonment, & NeglectObjective 1.13:By June 30, 2010,<strong>the</strong> reporteddomestic violencerate will bereduced from <strong>the</strong>2002 statewiderate <strong>of</strong> 730.7 <strong>to</strong>365.0 per 100,000population.Number <strong>of</strong> domesticviolence reports per100,000 population.Rate10008006004002000Domestic Violence Reportsper 100,000 People779.8759.4730.7707.0683.8671.9627.7365.02010 Objective<strong>The</strong> Domestic Violence crimes rate has beenreduced by 20% since 2000.<strong>The</strong> Florida Department <strong>of</strong> Law Enforcementreports that domestic violence crimesdeclined from 1996 through 2005 at a rate<strong>of</strong> 3.4% annually. If this decline continues<strong>the</strong>re will be a <strong>to</strong>tal reduction <strong>of</strong> 45% inincidents from 1996 <strong>to</strong> 2010.Objective 1.14: ByJune 30, 2010, childdeaths from violencerelated injury(homicide or suicide)will be reduced from<strong>the</strong> 2002 statewidelevel <strong>of</strong> 3.5 <strong>to</strong> 1.0 per100,000 children.Number <strong>of</strong> deathsfrom violence relatedinjury (homicide orsuicide) per 100,000ages 0 <strong>to</strong> 18.Rate5432102006200520042003200220012000Child Violence Related Injury Death Rate(per 100,000 Children)2006200520042003200220012000199919984.2 4.0 3.5 3.1 3.5 2.933.35 3.91 3.99 1.02010 Objec...<strong>The</strong> steady decline in <strong>the</strong> violent death ratefor children saw an increase in 2005. Thisincrease was due largely <strong>to</strong> a 48% rise insuicides. <strong>The</strong> Suicide Prevention Workgroupin <strong>the</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Health continues <strong>to</strong>address issues related <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> prevention <strong>of</strong>child suicide.134/1/09

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