In 2023, Courtney Olson undertook the process of compiling and analyzing the incidents of domestic violence homicide in collaboration with End Abuse, WI. As our website’s definition of domestic violence was more expansive than End Abuse, we decided to take a hiatus from reporting data so as not to create confusion as to the difference in statistics and approach. If you would like information regarding domestic violence homicide cases in 2024, please visit the End Abuse webpage for more information on their annual reports.
https://www.endabusewi.org/our-work/homicide-reports/
2024 End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin Homicide Report
This is the 23rd edition of the Wisconsin Domestic Violence Homicide Report. End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin has been tracking and analyzing all incidents of domestic violence homicide that occurred in Wisconsin since 2000. This report documents fatalities from 2024. Additionally, the report offers historical, national, and global context and spotlights major issues impacting domestic violence in Wisconsin. Highlighted in this report is the impact of funding instability on programs and survivors, the need for a Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls Task Force in Wisconsin, and tangible ideas for how community response to this community crisis can look.
*Important Note: It came to our attention that a 2024 DV homicide case was missed in Monroe County in the initial release of this report. The correct number of domestic violence related deaths in 2024 is 99, and the total number of domestic and family violence cases in 2024 is 110.
In addition to bringing awareness to the tragedy that is domestic violence, our guiding rationale of releasing an annual report is to make sure those lost are known and honored. Domestic violence is a community issue and 110 individual souls are missing from communities and families. We acknowledge the impact of this case being initially left out, one valuable story not told. The current version is now updated to include that case