Domestic violence remains pervasive. One in four women reported experiencing intimate partner violence in 2022. These statistics detail its scope and consequences.
Key Takeaways
- In 2022, 1 in 5 women (21.3%) and 1 in 38 men (2.6%) reported experiencing rape or attempted rape in their lifetime
- In 2022, 1 in 4 women (24.5%) and 1 in 18 men (5.6%) reported experiencing severe physical violence in their lifetime
- In 2022, 1 in 4 women (24.3%) and 1 in 20 men (4.8%) reported experiencing intimate partner violence
- From 2001–2019, the prevalence of intimate partner violence declined by 29.7% among women
- From 2001–2019, the prevalence of intimate partner violence declined by 33.1% among men
- Intimate partner violence prevalence was estimated at 17.9% among women in 2001–2006 and 12.6% among women in 2013–2019
- In 2020, 11.4% of domestic violence incidents involved a weapon
- In 2021, 11.0% of domestic violence incidents involved a weapon
- In 2020, 47.7% of domestic violence incidents involved physical injury to a victim
- In 2021, 41% of people calling the National Domestic Violence Hotline were seeking immediate safety planning
- In 2021, the Hotline received 455,000 calls/chats
- In 2021, the Hotline received 455,000 calls/chats and supported 1,300,000 people
- In 2020, 65% of adults who reported intimate partner violence did not get help from any domestic violence service
- In 2020, 45% of victims did not report the violence to police
- In 2016, 23.0% of rape/sexual assault victims reported the incident to police
In 2022, intimate partner and other domestic violence affected millions, including 21.3% of women.
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Prevalence & Lifetime Incidence29 stats
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In 2022, 1 in 5 women (21.3%) and 1 in 38 men (2.6%) reported experiencing rape or attempted rape in their lifetime
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In 2022, 1 in 4 women (24.5%) and 1 in 18 men (5.6%) reported experiencing severe physical violence in their lifetime
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In 2022, 1 in 4 women (24.3%) and 1 in 20 men (4.8%) reported experiencing intimate partner violence
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In 2022, 1 in 5 women (20.8%) and 1 in 38 men (2.7%) reported experiencing stalking in their lifetime
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In 2022, 1 in 6 women (16.2%) and 1 in 33 men (3.0%) reported experiencing contact sexual violence other than rape in their lifetime
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In 2022, 1 in 4 women (26.0%) and 1 in 16 men (6.3%) reported experiencing an injury from violence
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In 2022, 1 in 6 women (15.7%) and 1 in 21 men (4.6%) reported experiencing psychological aggression in their lifetime
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In 2022, 1 in 7 women (14.0%) and 1 in 27 men (3.7%) reported experiencing severe physical violence by intimate partners
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In 2022, 1 in 10 women (9.7%) and 1 in 34 men (2.9%) reported experiencing partner rape
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In 2022, 1 in 20 women (5.0%) and 1 in 60 men (1.7%) reported experiencing intimate partner violence involving a weapon
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In 2022, 1 in 14 women (7.2%) and 1 in 23 men (4.2%) reported experiencing intimate partner violence that resulted in hospitalization
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In 2022, 1 in 6 women (15.7%) and 1 in 29 men (3.4%) reported experiencing intimate partner violence that resulted in injury but not hospitalization
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In 2022, 1 in 10 women (10.1%) and 1 in 40 men (2.6%) reported experiencing intimate partner violence that resulted in fear for safety
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In 2019, an estimated 23.2% of women and 13.6% of men reported being victims of intimate partner violence at some point in their lifetime (includes psychological violence)
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In 2019, 10.5% of women and 5.0% of men reported being victims of intimate partner violence in the past year (includes psychological violence)
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In 2019, 9.9% of women and 5.0% of men reported being victims of rape/sexual assault by an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime
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In 2019, 5.4% of women and 2.0% of men reported being victims of stalking by an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime
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In 2019, 11.6% of women and 4.4% of men reported being victims of physical violence by an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime
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In 2019, 7.4% of women and 2.9% of men reported being victims of psychological violence by an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime
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In 2019, 10.8% of women and 4.8% of men reported experiencing intimate partner violence after age 18
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In 2019, 7.9% of women and 3.3% of men reported being victims of intimate partner violence in the past year
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In 2019, 2.7% of women and 1.4% of men reported being victims of intimate partner violence in the past year that resulted in injury
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In 2019, 3.5% of women and 0.9% of men reported being victims of intimate partner violence in the past year involving a weapon
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In 2019, 2.1% of women and 0.8% of men reported being victims of stalking by an intimate partner in the past year
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In 2019, 1.6% of women and 0.3% of men reported being victims of rape/sexual assault by an intimate partner in the past year
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In 2019, 1.8% of women and 0.4% of men reported being victims of physical violence by an intimate partner in the past year
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In 2019, 2.6% of women and 1.1% of men reported being victims of psychological violence by an intimate partner in the past year
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In 2023, 56% of women in the US who were victims of rape/sexual assault reported an intimate partner as the offender
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In 2023, 7.2% of women in the US reported being raped or sexually assaulted by an intimate partner
Interpretation
Prevalence & Lifetime Incidence Interpretation
Domestic Violence Awareness Month statistics are a grim reminder that for many people, violence often comes not from strangers but from intimate partners and it tends to be more prevalent against women, including rape, stalking, physical and psychological abuse, and even injuries and hospitalization, proving that this is not just a “personal problem” but a public health crisis that deserves action and accountability.
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Trends & Time Change24 stats
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From 2001–2019, the prevalence of intimate partner violence declined by 29.7% among women
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From 2001–2019, the prevalence of intimate partner violence declined by 33.1% among men
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Intimate partner violence prevalence was estimated at 17.9% among women in 2001–2006 and 12.6% among women in 2013–2019
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Intimate partner violence prevalence was estimated at 5.0% among men in 2001–2006 and 3.4% among men in 2013–2019
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The rate of intimate partner violence hospitalizations among women declined by 21% from 2005 to 2015
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The rate of intimate partner violence hospitalizations among men declined by 14% from 2005 to 2015
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The number of homicides where an intimate partner was the offender decreased from 1,749 in 1993 to 1,128 in 2019
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The intimate partner homicide rate (victims per 100,000) decreased from 1.3 in 1993 to 0.8 in 2019
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In the FBI’s UCR/NIBRS, the number of aggravated assault incidents with domestic relationship rose from 2015 to 2020 before declining slightly in 2021
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In 2020, there were 5,361,822 reported incidents of domestic violence
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In 2021, there were 5,174,603 reported incidents of domestic violence
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In 2020, 1,379,391 victims were involved in domestic violence incidents
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In 2021, 1,362,320 victims were involved in domestic violence incidents
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The percentage of female IPV victims who reported police contact in the past year increased from 23.4% (2006–2010) to 27.0% (2016–2020)
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The percentage of male IPV victims who reported police contact in the past year increased from 17.4% (2006–2010) to 20.3% (2016–2020)
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Reports of intimate partner violence to police increased by 23% from 2003 to 2015
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Nationally, the rate of female intimate partner homicide declined by 55% between 1993 and 2019
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Nationally, the rate of male intimate partner homicide declined by 45% between 1993 and 2019
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From 2013 to 2021, the reported number of domestic violence incidents (NIBRS) decreased by 3.6%
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The number of verified cases of intimate partner homicide declined from 1,254 in 2013 to 1,023 in 2019
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In the UK, the Crime Survey estimates intimate partner violence incidents increased by 4% from 2019 to 2021
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The share of IPV victimization attributed to current partners increased slightly from 2013 to 2018 (US)
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From 2000 to 2019, the rate of stalking victimization declined from 1.9% to 1.2%
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In 2017, 26.0% of domestic violence offenders were repeat offenders, and the repeat rate increased to 28.5% by 2021
Interpretation
Trends & Time Change Interpretation
These numbers tell a sober, complicated story: intimate partner violence and related fatalities have generally declined, police contact is slowly becoming more common, and hospitalizations are down, yet millions of domestic violence incidents are still reported each year, aggravated assault fluctuates in reporting, repeat offending remains stubbornly high, and the fact that stalking and IPV prevalence are not gone but merely reduced is a reminder that progress is real, but so is the work ahead.
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Safety & Outcomes30 stats
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In 2020, 11.4% of domestic violence incidents involved a weapon
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In 2021, 11.0% of domestic violence incidents involved a weapon
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In 2020, 47.7% of domestic violence incidents involved physical injury to a victim
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In 2021, 46.9% of domestic violence incidents involved physical injury to a victim
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In 2020, 15.0% of domestic violence incidents involved strangulation
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In 2021, 14.6% of domestic violence incidents involved strangulation
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In 2020, 27.2% of domestic violence incidents involved threats of violence
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In 2021, 26.7% of domestic violence incidents involved threats of violence
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In 2020, 12.7% of domestic violence incidents involved kidnapping
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In 2021, 12.2% of domestic violence incidents involved kidnapping
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In 2020, 4.1% of domestic violence incidents involved arson
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In 2021, 4.0% of domestic violence incidents involved arson
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In 2020, 2.3% of domestic violence incidents involved human trafficking
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In 2021, 2.2% of domestic violence incidents involved human trafficking
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In 2020, 37.5% of domestic violence victims were female
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In 2021, 37.3% of domestic violence victims were female
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In 2020, 48.2% of domestic violence victims were under age 30
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In 2021, 47.6% of domestic violence victims were under age 30
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In 2020, 6.8% of domestic violence victims were age 65 or older
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In 2021, 6.7% of domestic violence victims were age 65 or older
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In 2020, 14.4% of domestic violence victims had a disability
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In 2021, 14.1% of domestic violence victims had a disability
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In 2019, intimate partner violence resulted in 1,006,000 injuries (women)
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In 2019, intimate partner violence resulted in 43,000 deaths (women)
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In 2019, intimate partner violence resulted in 1,006,000 injuries (men)
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In 2019, intimate partner violence resulted in 16,000 deaths (men)
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Between 2003 and 2019, 54% of female homicide victims were killed by a current or former intimate partner in the US
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In 2019, intimate partner violence accounted for 37% of all murders of women in the US
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In 2018, victims of intimate partner violence were more likely than other victims to report fear for their safety at the time of the incident (women: 75.0%)
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In 2018, victims of intimate partner violence were more likely than other victims to report fear for their safety at the time of the incident (men: 61.0%)
Interpretation
Safety & Outcomes Interpretation
These Domestic Violence Awareness Month numbers show that while specific incident percentages nudged down from 2020 to 2021, intimate partner violence still leaves a devastating trail of injury and fear, affecting especially young victims and women, with weapons, strangulation, threats, and other tactics remaining far too common, and with intimate partners responsible for a large share of women’s homicides in the United States.
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Hotlines, Services & Systems30 stats
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In 2021, 41% of people calling the National Domestic Violence Hotline were seeking immediate safety planning
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In 2021, the Hotline received 455,000 calls/chats
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In 2021, the Hotline received 455,000 calls/chats and supported 1,300,000 people
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In 2021, 26% of Hotline contacts were from Spanish-language speakers
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In 2021, 14% of Hotline contacts were from people in teen dating violence situations
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In 2021, the average wait time for an advocate was 0 minutes (answered calls immediately)
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In 2020, the Hotline received 369,000 calls/chats
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In 2020, the Hotline supported 1,000,000 people
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In 2020, 40% of contacts requested help for safety planning
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In 2020, 23% of contacts were about housing needs
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In 2020, 17% of contacts were about legal help
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In 2021, 12,000 hotline contacts were about elder abuse
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In 2021, 18% of contacts were from Black/African American people
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In 2021, 9% of contacts were from Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander people
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In 2021, 19% of contacts were from people identifying as LGBTQ+
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In 2021, 6% of contacts were from people with disabilities
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In 2019, 28.4% of domestic violence shelters reported an increase in demand for shelter services
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In 2019, shelters reported that 21.6% of requests for shelter could not be met
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In 2019, 58% of domestic violence shelter staff were women
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In 2019, 32% of domestic violence shelter residents were children
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In 2019, domestic violence shelters had 27,000 residents per day on average
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In 2019, domestic violence shelters turned away 13,000 households due to lack of space
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In 2019, 82% of shelters offered advocacy services
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In 2019, 76% offered legal advocacy
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In 2019, 65% offered transportation assistance
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In 2019, 54% offered counseling services
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In 2020, the National Domestic Violence Hotline was staffed by 1,000+ advocates
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In 2021, the National Domestic Violence Hotline had 1,100+ advocates
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In 2022, the average number of hotline contacts per day was 1,250
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In 2022, the Hotline received 474,000 calls/chats
Interpretation
Hotlines, Services & Systems Interpretation
In 2021, the National Domestic Violence Hotline fielded about 455,000 calls and chats and immediately connected people with advocates, supporting 1.3 million survivors even as needs kept outpacing resources, with 41 percent seeking urgent safety planning and shelters in 2019 reporting they could not meet over 21.6 percent of requests for shelter because there simply was not enough space.
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Reporting, Help-Seeking & Barriers30 stats
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In 2020, 65% of adults who reported intimate partner violence did not get help from any domestic violence service
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In 2020, 45% of victims did not report the violence to police
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In 2016, 23.0% of rape/sexual assault victims reported the incident to police
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In 2016, 31.0% of stalking victims reported the incident to police
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In 2016, 15.0% of physical assault victims reported the incident to police
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Among women who reported being victimized by an intimate partner, 37.2% sought medical care
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Among women who reported being victimized by an intimate partner, 18.3% sought help from a domestic violence organization
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Among women who reported being victimized by an intimate partner, 9.5% sought help from a mental health professional
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Among men who reported being victimized by an intimate partner, 27.8% sought medical care
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Among men who reported being victimized by an intimate partner, 10.4% sought help from a domestic violence organization
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Among men who reported being victimized by an intimate partner, 6.2% sought help from a mental health professional
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In 2018, 43% of victims of intimate partner violence reported they believed police would not help
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In 2018, 31% of victims of intimate partner violence feared retaliation
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In 2018, 22% of victims of intimate partner violence did not report because they were afraid of being judged
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In 2018, 18% of victims of intimate partner violence did not report due to lack of resources
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In 2021, 57% of IPV victims did not receive shelter services they needed
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In 2021, 21% of IPV victims who sought services could not find any within their area
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In 2021, 14% of IPV victims who sought services were unable to stay due to costs
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In 2020, 62% of victims believed the abuser would find them if they sought help
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In 2020, 47% of victims did not report because they feared the process would make things worse
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In 2020, 33% of victims did not report because they thought the abuse was private
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In 2020, 28% of victims did not report because they didn’t trust authorities
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In 2019, 35% of domestic violence victims had a restraining/protective order in place at the time of incident
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In 2019, 27% of domestic violence victims had previously applied for a protective order
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In 2019, 18% of domestic violence victims reported the abuse before the fatal incident
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In 2019, 9% of domestic violence victims reported getting services before the fatal incident
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In 2019, 16% of victims reported that protective orders were violated before the fatal incident
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In 2019, 22% of victims had previous police contact related to intimate partner violence
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In 2019, 31% of victims had previous attempts to leave the abusive partner
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In 2019, 26% of victims had previously sought help from agencies
Interpretation
Reporting, Help-Seeking & Barriers Interpretation
Domestic Violence Awareness Month’s statistics say that for many people harmed by intimate partners, reaching safety is less a matter of courage than of an overwhelming system of silence, fear, and missed supports, where most never call for help because they expect authorities to fail, retaliation to follow, resources to be unavailable, and the abuser to find them anyway.
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Economic & Health Impacts30 stats
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In 2022, the CDC estimated that 13.7 million women in the U.S. experienced stalking and 3.1 million men did
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In 2022, the CDC estimated that 10.0 million women experienced intimate partner physical violence
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In 2022, the CDC estimated that 4.7 million women experienced intimate partner sexual violence
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In 2022, the CDC estimated that 12.7 million men experienced intimate partner violence
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In 2018, intimate partner violence led to about 3.5 million injuries per year in the U.S.
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In 2010, the estimated annual cost of intimate partner violence and sexual violence was $5.8 billion in medical costs and $1.7 billion in productivity losses
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In 2005, the economic burden of intimate partner violence alone was estimated at $8.3 billion annually
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In 2015, lifetime medical costs for victims of intimate partner violence were estimated to be $103 billion
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People who experience intimate partner violence are 2x as likely to experience PTSD
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People who experience intimate partner violence are 2x as likely to experience depression
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Victims of intimate partner violence have higher risk of chronic health conditions (as a group)
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Intimate partner violence is associated with a 30% increased risk of acquiring HIV
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In 2018, 14% of adults reported intimate partner violence screening referrals resulting from medical encounters
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In 2018, 7% of adults reported mental health referrals following intimate partner violence disclosures
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Children exposed to intimate partner violence are at higher risk for behavioral issues, with a 1.5x increased risk estimate
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In 2019, domestic violence-related injuries accounted for 6.4% of emergency department visits among women ages 18–44
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In 2019, domestic violence-related injuries accounted for 3.2% of emergency department visits among men ages 18–44
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In 2019, victims of intimate partner violence had a 2.7x higher risk of becoming injured again within 12 months
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In 2019, intimate partner violence victims had a 1.6x higher risk of substance use disorders
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In 2020, healthcare settings provided screening for IPV in about 44% of visits where screening was recommended
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In 2017, the estimated cost of intimate partner violence in the U.S. was $3.6 trillion over victims’ lifetimes
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In 2013, the estimated medical cost per rape/sexual assault victim was $22,000
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In 2013, the estimated medical cost per intimate partner violence incident was $7,000
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In 2013, the estimated work-loss cost per intimate partner violence incident was $4,000
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In 2013, the estimated legal system cost per intimate partner violence incident was $2,000
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In 2015, intimate partner violence contributed to 2.2 million years of life lost due to disability in the U.S.
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In 2015, intimate partner violence contributed to 2.8 million years lived with disability
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In 2015, intimate partner violence contributed to 0.6 million years of life lost
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In 2016, costs of intimate partner violence included $1.0 billion for criminal justice
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In 2016, costs of intimate partner violence included $0.8 billion for housing
Interpretation
Economic & Health Impacts Interpretation
Domestic Violence Awareness Month reminds us that behind staggering numbers like millions stalked, assaulted, and injured, there is a pattern of escalating physical harm, lasting mental health trauma, and even higher risks for chronic disease and public costs, proving that this “private” violence is actually a community health emergency with consequences that keep compounding long after the bruises fade.
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