Domestic Violence Statistics

• In the U.S., one in four women will experience domestic violence during her lifetime.
• Young women, age 16-24, experience the highest rate of DV.
• Each year, 4000 people are killed by their intimate partner. This number exceeds the number of people who perished on 9/11/01.
• A woman is battered in the USA every 9 seconds.
• It is estimated that 10 MILLION children are affected by Domestic Violence annually.
• 40% of teenage girls age 14-17 yrs. Say they know someone their age that has been physically abused by a boyfriend.
• Family violence costs upwards of $10 BILLION annually in medical expenses, police and court costs, shelters and foster care, sick leave, absenteeism, and non-productivity.
  
  (Medical News, American Medical Association, January, 1992.)
• 85-95% of all Domestic Violence Victims are female.
• Domestic Violence causes the greatest harm to women; more that rape, mugging, and automobile accidents combined
• Intimate partner violence victims lose nearly 8.0 million days of paid work each year - the equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time jobs.
• Domestic Violence is one of the most under reported crimes, second only to rape.

National Network to End Domestic Violence - 24 Hour Census on 9/12/2012