Statistics from the national coalition on domestic violence
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On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men.
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1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner contact sexual violence, and/or intimate partner stalking with impacts such as injury, fearfulness, post-traumatic stress disorder, use of victim services, contraction of sexually transmitted diseases, etc.
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1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner. This includes a range of behaviors (e.g. slapping, shoving, pushing) and in some cases might not be considered "domestic violence.
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1 in 7 women and 1 in 25 men have been injured by an intimate partner.
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1 in 10 women have been raped by an intimate partner. Data is unavailable on male victims.
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1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have been victims of severe physical violence (e.g. beating, burning, strangling) by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
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1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have been victims of severe physical violence (e.g. beating, burning, strangling) 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 hotlines nationwide.
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The presence of a gun in a domestic violence situation increases the risk of homicide by 500%.
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Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime.
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Women between the ages of 18-24 are most commonly abused by an intimate partner.
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19% of domestic violence involves a weapon.
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Domestic victimization is correlated with a higher rate of depression and suicidal behavior.
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Only 34% of people who are injured by intimate partners receive medical care for their injuries.
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1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year, and 90% of these children are eyewitnesses to this violence.