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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STATISTICS Between 1/3 and 1/2 of all adult women are beaten by their husbands or lovers at some time in their lives. 14% of American women acknowledge having been violently abused by a husband or boyfriend. 92% of women who were physically abused by their partners did not discuss these incidents with their physicians; 57% did not discuss the incidents with anyone. In the U.S., every 9 seconds a woman is physically abused by her husband. Within the last year, 7% of American women (3.9 million) who are married or living with someone were physically abused, and 37% (20.7 million) were verbally or emotionally abused by their spouse or partner. According to the California Department of Justice, 246,315 calls alleging incidents of domestic violence were reported in 1994. Two-thirds of attacks on women are committed by someone the victim knows - often a husband or boyfriend. The level of injury resulting from domestic violence is severe: of 218 women presenting at a metropolitan emergency department with injuries due to domestic violence, 28% required admission to the hospital, 13% required major treatment. 40% had previously required medical care for abuse. 42% of murdered women are killed by their intimate male partners. 4,000 women are killed each year because of domestic violence. Women are more often victims of domestic violence than victims of burglary, muggings, or other physical crime combined. Domestic violence is repetitive in nature: about I in 5 women victimized by their spouse or ex-spouse reported that they had been a victim of a series of at least 3 assaults in the last 6 months. 35% of emergency-room visits by women are for symptoms that may be the result of spousal abuse; as few as 5% of these victims are ever so categorized. The FBI estimates that a woman is raped every 6 minutes in the U.S. Rape victims range in age from 4 months to 92 years. 40% of all rapes occur in the victim's home. An estimated 70% of men who abuse their female partners also abuse their children. In homes where spousal abuse occurs, children are abused at a rate 1500% higher than the national average. According to the Bureau of Justice, nearly 1/2 of the violent crimes against women are not reported to the police. Updated June 27, 2000 |
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History of Take Back the Night
Domestic Violence Statistics Links Home Program Contact Jennifer C. Pruitt 687-3899 or Angela Haigler @ 54 |
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Back the Night program is sponsored by Women's
Programs in the Dean of Students Office The focus is on building self-esteem, identifying abusers, teaching self-defense techniques and commemorating the strength of survivors.  Student Life : Take Back the Night : |
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