According to the National Homicide Monitoring Program, on average how many women are murdered by a current or former partner each week?

• A. One woman per week
• B. Two women per week
• C. Half a woman per week
• D. Three women per week

Answer: (A)

The main idea is understanding what the National Homicide Monitoring Program shows about intimate-partner killings. NHMP data indicate that, in Australia, about 60 women are killed each year by a current or former partner. When spread across the year, that averages to roughly one woman per week. So the best answer is one woman per week. The other options would imply much higher or lower annual totals than NHMP records.