ABOUT INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE

1 in 4 women report experiencing domestic violence in their lifetimes (1)

Intimate partners committed 30% of homicides of females (2)

Women account for 85% of the victims of intimate partner violence, men account for approximately 15% (3)

Nearly 2.2 million people called a domestic violence crisis or hot line in 2004 to escape crisis situations, seek advice, or assist someone they thought might be victims.(4)

Studies show that access to shelter services leads to a 60-70% reduction in incidence and severity of re-assault during the 3-12 months’ follow up period compared to people who did not access shelter. Shelter services led to greater reduction in severe re-assault than did seeking court or law enforcement protection, or moving to a new location.(5)

Approximately one in five female high school students reports being physically and/or sexually abused by a dating partner. (6)

Teen victims of physical dating violence are more likely that their non-abused peers to smoke, use drugs, engage in unhealthy diet behaviors, engage in risky sexual behaviors, or attempt or consider suicide. (6)

Individuals who are controlling of their partners are much more likely to also be physically assaultive, and this holds equally for both male and female perpetrators. (7)

One in 12 women and one in 45 men will be stalked in their lifetime, for an average duration of almost two years. (8)

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