Statistics

                            Many people don’t know how many people suffer from domestic violence:

·         Every 9 seconds in the US, someone is assaulted or beaten.

·         Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women—more than care accidents, muggings, and rapes combined.

·         30% of women who entered the emergency department with an injuries came from domestic violence

·         About 25% of women have faced domestic violence sometime during their life span

·         About 3 million women who are married or have a boyfriend are physically abused by their boyfriends each year

·         Between 17% and 26% of abused victims are pregnant women

·         Nearly 3 out of 4 American’s know someone who is, or has been a victim of domestic violence

·         About 1 in 5 female high school students reports being physically and/or sexually abused by a dating partner

·           When the same crime and factors are included men still recieve much harsher sentences than women
Sentences by gender

Female - 18.51 months

Male - 51.52 months


·         Women account for 85% of intimate partner violence

·         Women between the ages of 20-24 are at highest risk for nonfatal intimate partner violence

·         On average, more than three women and one man are murdered by their intimate partners in this country every day.

Intimate Partner Violoence Statistics

·         Women account for 85% of intimate partner violence

·         Women between the ages of 20-24 are at highest risk for nonfatal intimate partner violence


·         On average, more than three women and one man are murdered by their intimate partners in this country every day.

Domestic Violence Outside The U.S.

Based on reports from 10 countries, between 55 percent and 95 percent of women who had been physically abused by their partners had never contacted non-governmental organizations, shelters, or the police for help.

 


*We must do something to stop domestic violence, and make women more comfortable to break their SILENCE*