Key Takeaways
- In 2021, about 41% of women in the US reported experiencing some form of contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime
- Approximately 1 in 3 women (35.6%) and 1 in 4 men (28.5%) in the US have experienced rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner at some point in their lives
- In 2022, domestic violence hotlines in the US received over 4 million calls, indicating high incidence rates
- Women aged 18-34 are most likely to experience domestic violence, with rates at 11.5 per 1,000
- 85% of domestic violence victims in the US are women
- Hispanic women in the US face IPV rates 1.4 times higher than non-Hispanic whites
- 62% of male perpetrators also victimize female children in the home
- 85-90% of domestic violence perpetrators in the US are male
- Men who abuse their partners are 3x more likely to have criminal histories
- IPV survivors develop depression at 2x the rate of non-victims
- 41% of female IPV victims suffer physical injury requiring medical attention
- Domestic violence causes 2,000 deaths annually in the US
- Only 34% of US states mandate DV training for healthcare providers
- Batterer intervention programs reduce recidivism by 33% in meta-analyses
- National Domestic Violence Hotline resolves 92% of crises without police
In the U.S., intimate partner violence remains alarmingly widespread, with far-reaching effects on victims, families, and communities.
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