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The FBI's new data shows domestic violent crime rising, even as overall violent crime falls.

Domestic violence victims are far more likely to be injured than non-domestic victims.

Alcohol is involved at nearly double the rate in domestic incidents compared to non-domestic ones.

Among domestic violence victims, 74.5% were female; among offenders, 77.1% were male.

On June 29, 2022, twenty-year-old Azsia Johnson agreed to meet the father of her three-month-old daughter on Manhattan's Upper East Side. He said he wanted to bring things for the baby. Reluctantly, she agreed.

Johnson had reason to be wary. While six months pregnant, she had filed a domestic violence complaint against him that January. Police documented bruising on her face and scratches on her neck, but he was never arrested. She had sought refuge in a domestic violence shelter.

Still, she wanted her daughter to know her father.

Isaac Argro arrived with no baby supplies, dressed in black, and wearing a ski mask. According to prosecutors, he walked up to Johnson as she pushed their infant in a stroller and shot her once in the head at point-blank range. He later called Johnson's family to ask where the baby was. He also contacted someone Johnson knew and told them they were "next." Argro was indicted for second-degree murder. He is still awaiting trial.

Johnson's mother told reporters her daughter had begged for help. The system had multiple........

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