WHAT IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE?
Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. It includes physical violence, sexual violence, threats, and emotional abuse. The frequency and severity of domestic violence can vary dramatically.
Fact 1
1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men in the United States have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner.
Fact 2
On a typical day, domestic violence hotlines receive approximately 21,000 calls, an average of close to 15 calls every minute.
Fact 3
Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime.
Fact 4
The presence of a gun in the home during a domestic violence incident increases the risk of homicide by at least 500%.
72% of all murder-suicides involved an intimate partner; 94% of the victims of these crimes are female.
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