In the number of domestic violence murders in 2011 with 12. Oh, sorry, guess that’s not something we should brag about. By comparison, there were only four such killings in Wake County, which has only a slightly lower population than Mecklenburg County. Durham County, with a third of Mecklenburg’s population, had 10 domestic violence murders. The state total was 106 last year, down one from 2010.
Statewide, six victims had valid protective orders in place the time of their murder; seven more had previously had protective orders in place.
