Children Killed by Father in Situations Involving Child
Custody/Visitation 2011-Feb. 2016
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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TOTAL
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Alabama
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0
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1
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1
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0
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0
|
|
2
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Arizona
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0
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1
|
1
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2
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1
|
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5
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Arkansas
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
3
|
California
|
4
|
3
|
3
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7
|
1
|
|
18
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Colorado
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
7
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Connecticut
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
3
|
Florida
|
3
|
4
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5
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4
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1
|
1
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18
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Georgia
|
0
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3
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
|
10
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Hawaii
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
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Idaho
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
3
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Illinois
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
7
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Indiana
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
|
8
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Iowa
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
1
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Kansas
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
2
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Kentucky
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
4
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Louisiana
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
6
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Maine
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
|
3
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Maryland
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
8
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Massachusetts
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
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Michigan
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
|
8
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Minnesota
|
0
|
0
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0
|
1
|
1
|
|
2
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Mississippi
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
|
6
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Missouri
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
9
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Montana
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
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Nebraska
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
1
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Nevada
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
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New Hampshire
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
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New Jersey
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
4
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New Mexico
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
3
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New York
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
|
11
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North Carolina
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
|
8
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Ohio
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
|
9
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Oklahoma
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
|
8
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Oregon
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2
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Pennsylvania
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
|
4
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Rhode Island
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
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South Carolina
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
|
7
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Tennessee
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
4
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Texas
|
10
|
2
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
|
24
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Utah
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
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Vermont
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
Virginia
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
12
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Washington
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
|
5
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West Virginia
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
2
|
Wisconsin
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
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6
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Total
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52
|
55
|
43
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62
|
36
|
4
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252
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Tuesday, February 23, 2016
In the last five years, how many US kids have been killed by fathers in cases involving custody/visitation? AT LEAST 250.
Recently I was asked how many U.S. children were murdered by fathers in situations involving custody/visitation, especially in the last five years. I honestly didn't know, as I just reference cases on the appropriate state list. I don't count them. But I decided it would be interesting to do a tally by state and year. Of course the usual caveats apply. These are just the cases I happened to find by searching the media. In addition, because of work/life responsibilities, I have had less time to search for cases in the last year and the numbers reflect that. But this is what I found: