Domestic violence crosses ethnic, racial, age, national origin, sexual orientation, religious and socioeconomic lines:
- 90 - 95% of domestic violence victims are women
- Every 9 seconds in the United States a woman is assaulted or beaten
- Nearly 1 in 3 adult women experience at least one physical assault by a partner during adulthood
- Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women
- Studies suggest that up to 10 million children witness some form of domestic violence annually
- 40% of girls age 14 - 17 report knowing someone their age who has been hit or beaten by a boyfriend
- In 2000, 1,247 women were killed by an intimate partner
- During the six months following an episode of domestic violence, 32% of battered women are victimized again
- 47% of men who beat their wives do so at least 3 times per year
- 40 - 60% of men who abuse women also abuse children
- Only about one-seventh of all domestic assaults come to the attention of the police
- More than 17% of domestic homicide victims had a protection order against the perpetrator at the time of the killing
The above statistics were compiled from a number of public and private sources.
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