Missoula (MT): Domestic violence reports increase, prosecutions drop

In 2006, there were 399 partner/family member assaults reported to law enforcement in Missoula County. Six years later, there were 525.

And domestic violence-related crime has nearly doubled in that time. In 2006, officers responded to 485 reports of violent crime that had a domestic violence component. In 2012, that number soared to 796.

But the number of partner/family member assault charges filed by prosecutors in Missoula city and county courts has actually decreased during that same time period.

And the two counselors qualified to provide the mandatory treatment for offenders in Missoula, Ric McLeod and Brad Boylan, only have about 20 clients total enrolled in anger management programs.

http://missoulian.com/news/local/panel-finds-increase-in-domestic-violence-in-missoula-county/article_68b6cfe0-9696-11e3-a0ea-0019bb2963f4.html