Key Takeaways
- Annual cost of IPV to US healthcare system is $5.8 billion for women victims
- IPV causes women to lose 8 million paid workdays annually in the US
- 89% of victims' homes have been damaged by abuser
- Only 34% of IPV incidents against women are reported to police
- 75% of domestic violence cases are not prosecuted due to victim recantation
- Restraining orders are violated in 69% of cases protecting women
- PTSD symptoms present in 45-95% of IPV female victims
- 52% of battered women suffer major depressive disorder
- Anxiety disorders affect 48% of women experiencing IPV
- 91% of female victims of IPV were assaulted by a current or former partner
- Women who experience IPV are 1.5 times more likely to suffer a stroke
- IPV victims are 2.3 times more likely to have chronic health problems like heart disease
- In the United States, approximately 1 in 4 women (24.3%) experience severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime
- Globally, 30% of women aged 15 and older have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime
- In the US, 47.3% of women have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime
Intimate partner violence costs the US billions and harms women physically, financially, and emotionally.
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Mental Health Impacts
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Physical Health Impacts
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Prevalence and Incidence
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How We Rate Confidence
Every statistic is queried across four AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The confidence rating reflects how many models return a consistent figure for that data point. Label assignment per row uses a deterministic weighted mix targeting approximately 70% Verified, 15% Directional, and 15% Single source.
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AI consensus: 1 of 4 models agree
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AI consensus: 4 of 4 models fully agree
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