The Facts About Domestic Violence

• Domestic violence is one of the most common of all crimes. About half of all couples experience at least one violent incident; in 1/4 of these couples, violence is a common occurrence.

• Twenty per cent of all murders in this country are committed within the family, and 13% are committed by spouses.

• Most family violence is committed against women. Ninety-five per cent of all spousal assaults are committed by men.

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• Six million American women are beaten each year by their husbands or boyfriends. Four thousand of them are killed.

• Battering is the single major cause of injury to women -- more frequent than auto accidents, muggings, and rapes combined.

• Domestic violence takes its toll on the family, society, and the future. Over one million women each year seek medical help for injuries caused by battering.

• Victims of domestic violence are three times more likely to be victimized again than are victims of other types of crimes.

• Children are emotionally traumatized by witnessing family violence; many of them grow up to repeat the pattern as victim or abuser.

• While you were reading this, 4 women were severely beaten.

   

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