SOME FACTS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:

• 1 IN 4 WOMEN WILL EXPERIENCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• THE MAJORITY (73%) OF FAMILY VIOLENCE VICTIMS ARE FEMALE.
• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF INJURY TO WOMEN BETWEEN AGES 15 AND 44 IN THE UNITED STATES
• 1 IN 12 WOMEN AND 1 IN 45 MEN WILL BE STALKED IN THEIR LIFETIMES
• IF VIOLENCE OCCURS ONCE IN A DATING RELATIONSHIP, IN IS LIKELY TO OCCUR AGAIN
• 76% OF FEMALE HOMICIDE VICTIMS HAD BEEN STALKED BY THE PERSON WHO KILLED THEM.
• WITNESSING VIOLENCE BETWEEN ONE'S PARENTS OR CARETAKERS IS THE STRONGEST RISK FACTOR OF TRANSMITTING VIOLENT BEHAVIOR FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT.
• VIOLENCE IS THE REASON STATED FOR DIVORCE IN 22% OF MIDDLE-CLASS MARRIAGES.
• MALE VICTIMS REPRESENT 5% OF REPORTED SEXUAL ASSAULTS.