Statistics
Did you Know?
General DV
On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the USA.
In a single year, that is more than 10 million women and men.
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1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have been physically assaulted by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
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On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotline nationwide.
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Intimate partner crimes account for 15% of all violent crimes.
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Victims of domestic violence lose a total of 8 million days of paid work each year.
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Between 21-60% of victims of intimate partner violence lose their jobs due to reasons stemming from the abuse.
Death
In 2017, 2,237 people were killed by an intimate partner.
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20% of intimate relation murder victims were not the intimate partners themselves, but family members, friends, neighbors, law enforcement responders, others who intervened, or bystanders.
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72% of all murder-suicides involve an intimate partner. 94% of the victims are female.
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In domestic violence situation, women are six times more likely to be murdered when there is a gun in the house.
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In recent years, more than half of all intimate-relationship related deaths are caused by guns.
Children
1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year. 90% of these children are eyewitness to this violence.
80-90% of domestic violence victims neglect or abuse their children.
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Children who witness domestic violence are at an increased risk for PTSD, aggressive behavior, anxiety, impaired development, difficulty interacting with peers, academic problems, and they have a higher incidence of substance abuse.
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Children exposed to domestic violence are more at risk to be a victim of domestic violence later in life.
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Males who physically assault their intimate partners are 30-60% more likely to also physically assault their children.
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Sexual Assault
1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men in the United States has been raped in their lifetime.
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46.7% of female and 44.9% of male rape victims in the US personally knew their rapist.
Of these, 45.4% of female and 29% of male rape victims were intimately involved with their rapist.
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Women abused by their intimate partners are more vulnerable to contracting an STI due to forced intercourse and prolonged exposure to stress.
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Pregnancy
Abuse during pregnancy may cause as much as 10% of pregnant hospital admissions.
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Domestic violence affects approximately 325,000 pregnant women each year.
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