Violence against Tennessee's women costs $886 million last year

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The toll that domestic violence, sex crimes and sex trafficking takes on Tennessee’s women is measured in bruises and broken bones, rape kits and funerals.

Now it can be measured in dollars.

A new study by the Tennessee Economic Council on Women says the cost of violence against Tennessee’s women in 2012 was at least $886,171,950.

That includes the cost of investigating and charging perpetrators. It includes the cost of jail and medical and mental health treatment for victims. It also includes work hours women lose when they can no longer hold down a steady job.

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20131113/NEWS03/311130122/Violence-against-Tennessee-s-women-costs-886-million-last-year

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1. A shameful indictment of the misogyny in our society

Thanks for posting this article. The author also indicated that these figures were probably an underestimate of the true cost, for that 886 thousand doesn't even include the cost of making sure children exposed to violence are safe.
I also noted that in the article the author stated that in the U.S., Tennessee had among the highest rates of women murdered by men. What the hell is going on with that?

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2. for starters...republicans run everything...governor/house/senate