Domestic Violence and Homicide SUB 168 By the mid 1990’s, approximately 1,500 women were murdered each year by an intimate partner. Tragically, this number has continued to rise over the past 20 years, and has impacted many people in our state and community. In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, members from the MSU VOICE Center, HAVEN, and the Montana Domestic Violence Review Commission will explore the causes of homicide in domestic violence cases.