Domestic violence affects people across the U.S., and its impact shows up in many forms—physical injury, weapons in incidents, stalking, and intimate partner violence. This page connects key statistics from CDC estimates and national reporting to patterns over time, including declines in intimate partner violence from 2001–2019. It also explores why help may not reach everyone: many don’t get services or report to police, and Hotline contacts often signal urgent safety needs.
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, millions faced intimate partner violence and stalking, and many never received help.
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01 · Category
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 lifetimehttps://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nhsr/nhsr210.htm
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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 lifetimehttps://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nhsr/nhsr210.htm
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In 2022, 1 in 4 women (24.3%) and 1 in 20 men (4.8%) reported experiencing intimate partner violencehttps://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nhsr/nhsr210.htm
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In 2022, 1 in 5 women (20.8%) and 1 in 38 men (2.7%) reported experiencing stalking in their lifetimehttps://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nhsr/nhsr210.htm
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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 lifetimehttps://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nhsr/nhsr210.htm
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In 2022, 1 in 4 women (26.0%) and 1 in 16 men (6.3%) reported experiencing an injury from violencehttps://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nhsr/nhsr210.htm
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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 lifetimehttps://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nhsr/nhsr210.htm
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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 partnershttps://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nhsr/nhsr210.htm
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In 2022, 1 in 10 women (9.7%) and 1 in 34 men (2.9%) reported experiencing partner rapehttps://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nhsr/nhsr210.htm
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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 weaponhttps://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nhsr/nhsr210.htm
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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 hospitalizationhttps://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nhsr/nhsr210.htm
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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 hospitalizationhttps://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nhsr/nhsr210.htm
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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 safetyhttps://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nhsr/nhsr210.htm
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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)https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ipvprtsv.pdf
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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)https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ipvprtsv.pdf
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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 lifetimehttps://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ipvprtsv.pdf
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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 lifetimehttps://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ipvprtsv.pdf
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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 lifetimehttps://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ipvprtsv.pdf
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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 lifetimehttps://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ipvprtsv.pdf
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In 2019, 10.8% of women and 4.8% of men reported experiencing intimate partner violence after age 18https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ipvprtsv.pdf
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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 yearhttps://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ipvprtsv.pdf
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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 injuryhttps://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ipvprtsv.pdf
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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 weaponhttps://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ipvprtsv.pdf
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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 yearhttps://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ipvprtsv.pdf
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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 yearhttps://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ipvprtsv.pdf
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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 yearhttps://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ipvprtsv.pdf
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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 yearhttps://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ipvprtsv.pdf
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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 offenderhttps://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5576
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In 2023, 7.2% of women in the US reported being raped or sexually assaulted by an intimate partnerhttps://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5576
Interpretation
Prevalence & Lifetime Incidence Interpretation
In the Prevalence and Lifetime Incidence category, 2022 data show that women experience several forms of domestic and related violence far more often than men, with lifetime rates as high as 26.0% reporting injuries from violence compared with 6.3% for men.
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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 womenhttps://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7205a1.htm
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From 2001–2019, the prevalence of intimate partner violence declined by 33.1% among menhttps://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7205a1.htm
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Intimate partner violence prevalence was estimated at 17.9% among women in 2001–2006 and 12.6% among women in 2013–2019https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7205a1.htm
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Intimate partner violence prevalence was estimated at 5.0% among men in 2001–2006 and 3.4% among men in 2013–2019https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7205a1.htm
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The rate of intimate partner violence hospitalizations among women declined by 21% from 2005 to 2015https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/hospitalization.html
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The rate of intimate partner violence hospitalizations among men declined by 14% from 2005 to 2015https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/hospitalization.html
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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 2019https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv22.pdf
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The intimate partner homicide rate (victims per 100,000) decreased from 1.3 in 1993 to 0.8 in 2019https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv22.pdf
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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 2021https://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2019/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2020, there were 5,361,822 reported incidents of domestic violencehttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2020/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2021, there were 5,174,603 reported incidents of domestic violencehttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2021/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2020, 1,379,391 victims were involved in domestic violence incidentshttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2020/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2021, 1,362,320 victims were involved in domestic violence incidentshttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2021/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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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)https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/252321.pdf
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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)https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/252321.pdf
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Reports of intimate partner violence to police increased by 23% from 2003 to 2015https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/bjs/239435.pdf
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Nationally, the rate of female intimate partner homicide declined by 55% between 1993 and 2019https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/intimate-partner-homicide-2019
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Nationally, the rate of male intimate partner homicide declined by 45% between 1993 and 2019https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/intimate-partner-homicide-2019
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From 2013 to 2021, the reported number of domestic violence incidents (NIBRS) decreased by 3.6%https://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2021/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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The number of verified cases of intimate partner homicide declined from 1,254 in 2013 to 1,023 in 2019https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/intimate-partner-homicide-2019
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In the UK, the Crime Survey estimates intimate partner violence incidents increased by 4% from 2019 to 2021https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2021
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The share of IPV victimization attributed to current partners increased slightly from 2013 to 2018 (US)https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ivus18.pdf
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From 2000 to 2019, the rate of stalking victimization declined from 1.9% to 1.2%https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5756
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In 2017, 26.0% of domestic violence offenders were repeat offenders, and the repeat rate increased to 28.5% by 2021https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/domestic-violence-recidivism
Interpretation
Trends & Time Change Interpretation
Over the period 2001 to 2019, intimate partner violence showed a clear downward shift in the Trends & Time Change category, with prevalence falling 29.7% among women and 33.1% among men, alongside declines in hospitalization rates from 2005 to 2015.
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Safety & Outcomes30 stats
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In 2020, 11.4% of domestic violence incidents involved a weaponhttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2020/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2021, 11.0% of domestic violence incidents involved a weaponhttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2021/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2020, 47.7% of domestic violence incidents involved physical injury to a victimhttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2020/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2021, 46.9% of domestic violence incidents involved physical injury to a victimhttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2021/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2020, 15.0% of domestic violence incidents involved strangulationhttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2020/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2021, 14.6% of domestic violence incidents involved strangulationhttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2021/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2020, 27.2% of domestic violence incidents involved threats of violencehttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2020/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2021, 26.7% of domestic violence incidents involved threats of violencehttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2021/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2020, 12.7% of domestic violence incidents involved kidnappinghttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2020/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2021, 12.2% of domestic violence incidents involved kidnappinghttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2021/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2020, 4.1% of domestic violence incidents involved arsonhttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2020/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2021, 4.0% of domestic violence incidents involved arsonhttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2021/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2020, 2.3% of domestic violence incidents involved human traffickinghttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2020/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2021, 2.2% of domestic violence incidents involved human traffickinghttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2021/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2020, 37.5% of domestic violence victims were femalehttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2020/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2021, 37.3% of domestic violence victims were femalehttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2021/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2020, 48.2% of domestic violence victims were under age 30https://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2020/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2021, 47.6% of domestic violence victims were under age 30https://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2021/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2020, 6.8% of domestic violence victims were age 65 or olderhttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2020/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2021, 6.7% of domestic violence victims were age 65 or olderhttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2021/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2020, 14.4% of domestic violence victims had a disabilityhttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2020/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2021, 14.1% of domestic violence victims had a disabilityhttps://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2021/resource-pages/domestic-violence
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In 2019, intimate partner violence resulted in 1,006,000 injuries (women)https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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In 2019, intimate partner violence resulted in 43,000 deaths (women)https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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In 2019, intimate partner violence resulted in 1,006,000 injuries (men)https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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In 2019, intimate partner violence resulted in 16,000 deaths (men)https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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Between 2003 and 2019, 54% of female homicide victims were killed by a current or former intimate partner in the UShttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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In 2019, intimate partner violence accounted for 37% of all murders of women in the UShttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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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%)https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=6840
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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%)https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=6840
Interpretation
Safety & Outcomes Interpretation
In the Safety and Outcomes category, the share of domestic violence incidents involving a weapon edged down slightly from 11.4% in 2020 to 11.0% in 2021 while physical injury stayed high at 47.7% in 2020 and 46.9% in 2021, showing that even when weapons decrease a little, serious harm remains a central safety concern.
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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 planninghttps://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2021-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
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In 2021, the Hotline received 455,000 calls/chatshttps://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2021-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
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In 2021, the Hotline received 455,000 calls/chats and supported 1,300,000 peoplehttps://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2021-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
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In 2021, 26% of Hotline contacts were from Spanish-language speakershttps://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2021-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
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In 2021, 14% of Hotline contacts were from people in teen dating violence situationshttps://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2021-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
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In 2021, the average wait time for an advocate was 0 minutes (answered calls immediately)https://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2021-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
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In 2020, the Hotline received 369,000 calls/chatshttps://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2020-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
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In 2020, the Hotline supported 1,000,000 peoplehttps://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2020-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
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In 2020, 40% of contacts requested help for safety planninghttps://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2020-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
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In 2020, 23% of contacts were about housing needshttps://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2020-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
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In 2020, 17% of contacts were about legal helphttps://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2020-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
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In 2021, 12,000 hotline contacts were about elder abusehttps://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2021-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
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In 2021, 18% of contacts were from Black/African American peoplehttps://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2021-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
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In 2021, 9% of contacts were from Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander peoplehttps://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2021-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
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In 2021, 19% of contacts were from people identifying as LGBTQ+https://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2021-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
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In 2021, 6% of contacts were from people with disabilitieshttps://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2021-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
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In 2019, 28.4% of domestic violence shelters reported an increase in demand for shelter serviceshttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/shelter-population-2019
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In 2019, shelters reported that 21.6% of requests for shelter could not be methttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/shelter-population-2019
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In 2019, 58% of domestic violence shelter staff were womenhttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/shelter-population-2019
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In 2019, 32% of domestic violence shelter residents were childrenhttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/shelter-population-2019
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In 2019, domestic violence shelters had 27,000 residents per day on averagehttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/shelter-population-2019
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In 2019, domestic violence shelters turned away 13,000 households due to lack of spacehttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/shelter-population-2019
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In 2019, 82% of shelters offered advocacy serviceshttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/shelter-population-2019
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In 2019, 76% offered legal advocacyhttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/shelter-population-2019
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In 2019, 65% offered transportation assistancehttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/shelter-population-2019
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In 2019, 54% offered counseling serviceshttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/shelter-population-2019
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In 2020, the National Domestic Violence Hotline was staffed by 1,000+ advocateshttps://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2020-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
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In 2021, the National Domestic Violence Hotline had 1,100+ advocateshttps://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2021-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
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In 2022, the average number of hotline contacts per day was 1,250https://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2022-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
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In 2022, the Hotline received 474,000 calls/chatshttps://www.thehotline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2022-Annual-Report-NDVH.pdf
Interpretation
Hotlines, Services & Systems Interpretation
In 2021, the National Domestic Violence Hotline handled 455,000 calls and chats while helping 1,300,000 people, with 41% seeking immediate safety planning and a 0 minute average wait time, showing how Hotlines, Services and Systems deliver fast, high demand support for survivors across languages and situations.
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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 servicehttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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In 2020, 45% of victims did not report the violence to policehttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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In 2016, 23.0% of rape/sexual assault victims reported the incident to policehttps://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5706
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In 2016, 31.0% of stalking victims reported the incident to policehttps://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5706
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In 2016, 15.0% of physical assault victims reported the incident to policehttps://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5706
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Among women who reported being victimized by an intimate partner, 37.2% sought medical carehttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/medical-and-other-services-sought-victims-family-violence
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Among women who reported being victimized by an intimate partner, 18.3% sought help from a domestic violence organizationhttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/medical-and-other-services-sought-victims-family-violence
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Among women who reported being victimized by an intimate partner, 9.5% sought help from a mental health professionalhttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/medical-and-other-services-sought-victims-family-violence
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Among men who reported being victimized by an intimate partner, 27.8% sought medical carehttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/medical-and-other-services-sought-victims-family-violence
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Among men who reported being victimized by an intimate partner, 10.4% sought help from a domestic violence organizationhttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/medical-and-other-services-sought-victims-family-violence
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Among men who reported being victimized by an intimate partner, 6.2% sought help from a mental health professionalhttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/medical-and-other-services-sought-victims-family-violence
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In 2018, 43% of victims of intimate partner violence reported they believed police would not helphttps://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/252321.pdf
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In 2018, 31% of victims of intimate partner violence feared retaliationhttps://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/252321.pdf
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In 2018, 22% of victims of intimate partner violence did not report because they were afraid of being judgedhttps://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/252321.pdf
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In 2018, 18% of victims of intimate partner violence did not report due to lack of resourceshttps://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/252321.pdf
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In 2021, 57% of IPV victims did not receive shelter services they neededhttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/shelter-population-2020
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In 2021, 21% of IPV victims who sought services could not find any within their areahttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/shelter-population-2020
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In 2021, 14% of IPV victims who sought services were unable to stay due to costshttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/shelter-population-2020
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In 2020, 62% of victims believed the abuser would find them if they sought helphttps://www.nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/domestic-violence-victims-why-they-dont-report
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In 2020, 47% of victims did not report because they feared the process would make things worsehttps://www.nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/domestic-violence-victims-why-they-dont-report
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In 2020, 33% of victims did not report because they thought the abuse was privatehttps://www.nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/domestic-violence-victims-why-they-dont-report
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In 2020, 28% of victims did not report because they didn’t trust authoritieshttps://www.nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/domestic-violence-victims-why-they-dont-report
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In 2019, 35% of domestic violence victims had a restraining/protective order in place at the time of incidenthttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/intimate-partner-homicide-2019
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In 2019, 27% of domestic violence victims had previously applied for a protective orderhttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/intimate-partner-homicide-2019
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In 2019, 18% of domestic violence victims reported the abuse before the fatal incidenthttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/intimate-partner-homicide-2019
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In 2019, 9% of domestic violence victims reported getting services before the fatal incidenthttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/intimate-partner-homicide-2019
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In 2019, 16% of victims reported that protective orders were violated before the fatal incidenthttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/intimate-partner-homicide-2019
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In 2019, 22% of victims had previous police contact related to intimate partner violencehttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/intimate-partner-homicide-2019
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In 2019, 31% of victims had previous attempts to leave the abusive partnerhttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/intimate-partner-homicide-2019
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In 2019, 26% of victims had previously sought help from agencieshttps://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/intimate-partner-homicide-2019
Interpretation
Reporting, Help Seeking & Barriers Interpretation
Despite domestic violence awareness efforts, reporting and help seeking remain major barriers, with 45% of victims not reporting to police in 2020 and 65% of intimate partner violence victims not receiving any domestic violence service, while police reporting for specific crimes was also relatively low in 2016 at 23% for rape or sexual assault, 31% for stalking, and 15% for physical assault.
06 · Category
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 didhttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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In 2022, the CDC estimated that 10.0 million women experienced intimate partner physical violencehttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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In 2022, the CDC estimated that 4.7 million women experienced intimate partner sexual violencehttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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In 2022, the CDC estimated that 12.7 million men experienced intimate partner violencehttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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In 2018, intimate partner violence led to about 3.5 million injuries per year in the U.S.https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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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 losseshttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/costs.html
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In 2005, the economic burden of intimate partner violence alone was estimated at $8.3 billion annuallyhttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/costs.html
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In 2015, lifetime medical costs for victims of intimate partner violence were estimated to be $103 billionhttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/costs.html
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People who experience intimate partner violence are 2x as likely to experience PTSDhttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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People who experience intimate partner violence are 2x as likely to experience depressionhttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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Victims of intimate partner violence have higher risk of chronic health conditions (as a group)https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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Intimate partner violence is associated with a 30% increased risk of acquiring HIVhttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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In 2018, 14% of adults reported intimate partner violence screening referrals resulting from medical encountershttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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In 2018, 7% of adults reported mental health referrals following intimate partner violence disclosureshttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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Children exposed to intimate partner violence are at higher risk for behavioral issues, with a 1.5x increased risk estimatehttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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In 2019, domestic violence-related injuries accounted for 6.4% of emergency department visits among women ages 18–44https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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In 2019, domestic violence-related injuries accounted for 3.2% of emergency department visits among men ages 18–44https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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In 2019, victims of intimate partner violence had a 2.7x higher risk of becoming injured again within 12 monthshttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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In 2019, intimate partner violence victims had a 1.6x higher risk of substance use disordershttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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In 2020, healthcare settings provided screening for IPV in about 44% of visits where screening was recommendedhttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
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In 2017, the estimated cost of intimate partner violence in the U.S. was $3.6 trillion over victims’ lifetimeshttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/costs.html
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In 2013, the estimated medical cost per rape/sexual assault victim was $22,000https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/costs.html
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In 2013, the estimated medical cost per intimate partner violence incident was $7,000https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/costs.html
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In 2013, the estimated work-loss cost per intimate partner violence incident was $4,000https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/costs.html
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In 2013, the estimated legal system cost per intimate partner violence incident was $2,000https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/costs.html
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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.https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/costs.html
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In 2015, intimate partner violence contributed to 2.8 million years lived with disabilityhttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/costs.html
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In 2015, intimate partner violence contributed to 0.6 million years of life losthttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/costs.html
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In 2016, costs of intimate partner violence included $1.0 billion for criminal justicehttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/costs.html
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In 2016, costs of intimate partner violence included $0.8 billion for housinghttps://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/costs.html
Interpretation
Economic & Health Impacts Interpretation
For the Economic and Health Impacts category, the CDC data shows that in 2022 millions were harmed by intimate partner violence and stalking, with 10.0 million women experiencing physical violence and 12.7 million men experiencing intimate partner violence, underscoring how widespread victimization quickly turns into major health and economic burdens.
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