Study of 2 cities shows domestic violence reports on the rise as COVID-19 keeps people home

Thursday, May 28, 2020 - 09:41 in Psychology & Sociology

A UCLA-led research team has found an increase in the incidence of domestic violence reports in two cities, Los Angeles and Indianapolis, since stay-at-home restrictions were implemented in March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The scholars, who are leaders in applying mathematics to interpret and make sense of police crime data, predict that the incidence […]

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