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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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 7 women and 1 in 18 men have been stalked by an intimate partner during their lifetime to the point in which they felt very fearful or believed that they or someone close to them would be harmed or killed.

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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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REFERENCE:

https://ncadv.org/STATISTICS#:~:text=1%20in%203%20women%20and,be%20considered%20%22domestic%20violence.%22&text=1%20in%207%20women%20and,injured%20by%20an%20intimate%20partner.⁠

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https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/nisvs_report2010-a.pdf⁠

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https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/ndv0312.pdf⁠

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WORLDWIDE

30% of women have experienced intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence.

That's 736 million women around the world.

35% of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.

In the United States, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner. On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States.

In Australia, one woman is killed every nine days by a partner or former partner

In the UK, an estimated 4.2% of men and 7.9% of women suffered domestic abuse in 2018.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, more than 1 in 3 women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner.

In Sub-Saharan Africa, 45% of women will experience physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner in their lifetime.

In Europe, 33% of women have experienced physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner or non-partner since the age of 15.

In the Philippines, 20.4% of ever-married Filipino women ages 15-49 have experienced spousal physical violence.

In France, more than 220,000 women are victims of domestic violence each year.

In South Africa, three women die at the hands of their partners daily, amounting to over 1,000 deaths annually.

In Italy, 43.6% of women aged 18-70 have experienced some form of physical or sexual violence from men.

In Brazil, a woman is a victim of physical, verbal or psychological aggression every two seconds.

In Mexico, 66% of women have experienced some form of gender-based violence in their lifetime.

REFERENCE:

Gitnux.org: Be ahead of the market with data & tools We equip forward-thinking companies with insights and calculators for markets, trends, strategies and metrics." blog.gitnux.com⁠

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DV Facts and Stats

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.1⁠⁠

WORLDWIDE

That's 736 million women around the world.

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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