Catalano ( 2012) notes that between 19 there has been an overall decline of 64% in the rate of intimate partner violence in the United States. There has been a dramatic decline in the risk of lethal and less-than-lethal intimate partner violence (hereafter IPV) since the early 1990s (Powers & Kaukinen, 2012 Xie, Heimer, & Lauritsen, 2012 Lauritsen & Heimer, 2009). This includes impacts to the risk, consequences, and decision-making of women experiencing violence by an intimate partner. The novel coronavirus pandemic (hereafter COVID-19) is likely to have unprecedented impacts on the incidence and impacts of crime and violence globally. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications for providing safety planning and self-care for victims and their children. Victim police reporting, help-seeking decisions, and social service utilization during the pandemic are likely to be impacted by stay-at-home orders and social distancing requirements.
The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, record levels of male unemployment, added stressors in the home, including the care and home schooling of children, and the social distancing measures required by the epidemiological response, may serve to undermine the decades of progress made in keeping women and children safe at home. This review paper explores the potential short- and long-term implications of COVID-19 on the risk of IPV, highlighting some of the most recent preliminary data. Most importantly, the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on the risk of IPV is likely to differentially impact vulnerable populations, including minority women and those with long histories of victimization and mental health issues. This includes impacts to the risk, consequences, and decision-making of women experiencing violence by an intimate partner (hereafter IPV).
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