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    Wisconsin Lawyer
    July 01, 1997

    Wisconsin Lawyer July 1997: Violence by the Numbers

    Violence by the Numbers

    A few statistics gleaned from the report of the Commission on Violence and the Justice System:

    • From 1975 to 1995 the incidence of violent crime in Wisconsin more than doubled.
    • Juvenile arrests for violent crime in Wisconsin increased by nearly 80 percent (from 1,493 to 2,674) between 1985 and 1994.
    • Child abuse is 15 times more likely to occur in families where partner abuse is present.
    • In Milwaukee County 99 percent of all teenage homicides in 1994 resulted from handgun use.
    • It costs Wisconsin $52,000 per year to incarcerate one juvenile offender, and $20,000 per year to incarcerate one adult.
    • Projections are that soon the Department of Corrections' budget will be higher than that for higher education in Wisconsin.

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