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Table 2 Comparative analysis of DV calls pre-COVID-19, during stay-at-home order, and lifting of order

From: Domestic violence calls for police service in five US cities during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020

Cities

Mean Monthly DV calls

Changes in calls

95% CI of changes in calls

%Changes in calls

95% CI of % changes in calls

Pre-COVID-19

(Jan 2018 – Feb 2020) [P]

COVID-19

[L]

(Cc)

[CC = L-P]

[%Cc =(CC /P) *100]

 

Stay-at-home order (Mar 2020)

   

New York

15,815

16,365

550

(-403, 1503)

3.48

(3.20, 3.77)

Chicago

12,425

18,368

5943

(4151, 7735)

47.83

(46.95, 48.71)

Phoenix

1793

2123

330

(191, 469)

18.40

(16.64, 20.28)

Los Angeles

2292

2369

77

(-114, 268)

3.36

(2.66, 4.18)

Philadelphia

874

831

-43

(-141, 55)

-4.92

(-3.58, -6.57)

 

Stay-at-home order lifted (Jun 2020)

   

New York

15,815

15,709

-106

(-842, 630)

-0.67

(-0.55, -0.81)

Chicago

12,425

18,693

6268

(4775, 7761)

50.45

(49.56, 51.33)

Phoenix

1793

1972

179

(72, 287)

9.98

(8.63, 11.46)

Los Angeles

2292

2252

-40

(-196, 116)

-1.75

(-1.25, -2.37)

Philadelphia

874

906

32

(-45, 109)

3.66

(2.52, 5.13)

  1. Cc=Changes in calls relative to pre-COVID-19, %Cc =Percentage change relative to pre-COVID-19