Following a sharp rise in domestic violence fatalities across Ohio and in Cuyahoga County, advocates are urging residents to watch vigilantly for signs of abuse and to seek help if needed.
Deaths — which include both victims and perpetrators — rose 37% in Ohio between 2024 and 2025, according to data collected by the Ohio Domestic Violence Network. That’s the largest spike over the last 10 years. The network relies on media reports to count the deaths so the higher numbers may be due to more reporting on the topic.
“There is more violence, and that’s something that we can’t excuse away,” said Maria York, policy director of the Ohio Domestic Violence Network. “But the other thing that we noticed in this report is that the media is reporting very well on the homicides.”…