In 60% to 80% of intimate partner homicides, no matter which partner was killed, the man physically abused the woman before the murder.

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

As many as 324,000 women each year experience intimate partner violence during their pregnancy.

1/2 of all homeless women and children in the U.S. are fleeing from domestic violence.

The costs of domestic violence amount to more than $37 billion a year in law enforcement involvement, legal work, medical and mental health treatment, and lost productivity at companies.

1/4 of women worldwide will experience domestic/dating violence in their lifetime. Women between the ages of 20 to 24 are at greatest risk of becoming victims of domestic violence.

Boys who witness domestic violence are 2 times as likely to abuse their own partners and children when they become adults.

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

Children who experienced any form of violence in childhood have a 13% greater likelihood of not graduating from high school.

Adult survivors of childhood abuse are more likely to engage in high-risk behaviors like smoking, alcohol and drug use, and unsafe sex. They’re also more likely to report overall lower health than those who haven’t experienced childhood abuse.

Adult survivors of childhood abuse are more likely to experience mental health difficulties, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and substance use disorders, most end up in domestic violence situations.

In 2018, 76% of child abuse perpetrators were a parent to their victim.

Children younger than one year old are the most vulnerable to maltreatment, accounting for almost half of child fatalities from abuse in 2018.

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