DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STATISTICS

• Every 9 seconds in the US a woman is assaulted or beaten.

• Around the world, at least one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused during her lifetime.  Most often, the abuser is a member of her own family.

• Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined.

• Studies suggest that up to 10 million children witness some form of domestic violence annually.

• Nearly 1 in 5 teenage girls who have been in a relationship said a boyfriend threatened violence or self-harm if presented with a breakup.

• Every day in the US, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends.

• Ninety-two percent of women surveyed listed reducing domestic violence and sexual assault as their top concerns.

• Domestic violence victims lose nearly 8 million days of paid work per year in the US alone the equivalent of 32,000 full-time jobs.

• 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.

• The costs of intimate partner violence in the US alone exceed $5.8 billion per year: $4.1 billion are for direct medical and health care services,  while productivity losses account for nearly $1.8 billion.

• Men who as children witnessed their parent's domestic violence were twice as likely to abuse their own wives than sons of nonviolent parents.

 

[Source: Domestic Violence Statistics Organization]
http://domesticviolencestatistics.org/domestic-violence-statistics/