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Rural areas have higher rates of violence against women than suburban and urban places. pocketlight/E+ via Getty Images

August 25, 2025

Rural women are at a higher risk of violence − and less likely to get help

Walter S. DeKeseredy, West Virginia University

Research shows that rural women in the US are more likely to be killed by their current or former male partners compared to their urban and suburban counterparts.

People attend a vigil to mourn recent victims of intimate partner violence in Halifax on March 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

April 10, 2025

Pierre Poilievre’s proposals on intimate partner violence will do little to stop it

Walter S. DeKeseredy, West Virginia University; Andrea DeKeseredy, University of Alberta, and Ping Lam Ip, University of Alberta

There is scant evidence to suggest more punitive measures will discourage violence against women. Policy-makers should instead use a balanced approach that prevents violence before it occurs.

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