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In 2020, the largest jail population declines were in rural areas, declining by 60,400 people between midyear 2019 and 2020—a 33 percent reduction. However, from mid- to late 2020, the number of people in rural jails grew by 10,600 people, a 9 percent increase.
Women's rates of imprisonment and incarceration in jails grew faster than men's rates during the prison boom in the United States. Even during the recent period of modest decline in incarceration, women's rates have decreased less than men's rates.
GCFV produces an annual fact sheet on domestic violence statistics and trends. The most recent version, revised in August 2024, contains information relevant to the problem of family violence in Georgia in as well as national statistics. 2024 Annual Family Violence Fact Sheet
14 gru 2021 · The prison populations of California, Texas, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons each declined by more than 22,500 from 2019 to 2020, accounting for 33% of the total prison population decrease. In 2020, the imprisonment rate was 358 per 100,000 U.S. residents, the lowest since 1992.
In 2020, the imprisonment rate was 358 per 100,000 U.S. residents, the lowest since 1992. From 2010 to 2020, the sentenced imprisonment rate for U.S. residents fell 37% among blacks; 32% among Hispanics; 32% among Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islanders; 26% among whites; and 25% among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
By visualizing data from Country Gender Equality profile (2020) and other relevant studies, the publication presents prevalence and forms of violence, public opinion, and government response on violence against women in Georgia and how they have been changed over time.
30 sie 2022 · SafeHomes of Augusta, one of 46 state-certified domestic violence centers in Georgia, receives an annual report from Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, which lists the names of victims killed in family violence homicides the previous year.
