GITNUXREPORT 2026

Interpersonal Violence Statistics

Global interpersonal violence statistics reveal pervasive and devastating harm worldwide.

Written by Julian Richter·Edited by Henrik Dahl·Fact-checked by Astrid Bergmann

Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified Feb 13, 2026·Next review: Aug 2026

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Primary Source Collection

Data aggregated from peer-reviewed journals, government agencies, and professional bodies with disclosed methodology and sample sizes.

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Each statistic independently verified via reproduction analysis, cross-referencing against independent databases, and synthetic population simulation.

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In the world, 1 in 5 women have experienced completed or attempted rape

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In the US, 1 in 7 children experience child abuse or neglect annually (588,000 unique victims in 2021)

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Globally, up to 1 billion children aged 2–17 years have experienced physical, sexual, or emotional violence or neglect in the past year

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In the US, 1,750 children died from abuse and neglect in 2021, 78% under age 4

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In England, 52,288 children were subject to a child protection plan in 2022

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In Australia, 1 in 7 children aged 0-18 have experienced child sexual abuse

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In Canada, 50,537 children received child protection services in 2021

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In India, 1.62 lakh cases of child sexual abuse reported in 2022

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In South Africa, 1,580 child murders in 2019/20

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In Brazil, 35,000 children and adolescents victims of violence in 2021

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In Nigeria, 60% of children experience violence before age 18

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In Kenya, 1 in 3 girls experience sexual violence before 18

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In Mexico, 91,789 cases of violence against children in 2022

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In the UK, 1 in 20 children have been sexually abused

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In Germany, 46,870 cases of child sexual abuse reported in 2021

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In France, 58,000 children victims of sexual violence annually

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In Sweden, 1 in 10 children exposed to serious violence or abuse

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In Japan, 1,800 children killed or seriously injured by abuse in 2022

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In Russia, 12,500 children victims of sexual violence in 2022

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In Turkey, 21,000 child abuse cases in 2022

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In Colombia, 25,000 children victims of sexual violence in 2022

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In Peru, 15,000 cases of child sexual abuse reported in 2022

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In Argentina, 6,000 child sexual abuse cases prosecuted annually

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In the Philippines, 1 in 5 children experience abuse

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In the US, 74.9% of child abuse perpetrators are parents

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Globally, 300 million children suffer physical violence annually

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In Australia, 54,000 children abused or neglected in 2021-22

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In Canada, Indigenous children 3 times more likely to be in foster care due to abuse

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In India, 120 children sexually abused daily

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In South Africa, 1,100 child rapes reported monthly

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In Brazil, 40% of violence against children is sexual

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In Nigeria, 70% of children experience violent discipline

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In the US, boys 1.4 times more likely to experience physical abuse than girls

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In England, 19,000 children suffered sexual abuse in 2022

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In the world, 15-20% of women experienced sexual abuse as children

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In the world, interpersonal homicide accounts for 20.6% of female homicides (2021)

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In the US, 19,592 homicides in 2021, 54% firearm-related interpersonal violence

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Globally, 464,000 homicides annually, 79% male victims

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In Brazil, 47,508 homicides in 2022, mostly interpersonal

Statistic 40

In Mexico, 33,315 homicides in 2022, 90% interpersonal

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In South Africa, 27,494 murders in 2022/23

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In India, 28,522 murders in 2022

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In the US, 1.2 million nonfatal violent victimizations in 2022

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In the UK, 600 homicides in England/Wales 2022, 40% by sharp instruments

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In Colombia, 12,748 homicides in 2022

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In Venezuela, homicide rate 36.7 per 100,000 (2022)

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In Nigeria, 5,891 murders in 2022

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In Kenya, 3,748 homicides in 2022

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In the US, youth aged 15-24 highest homicide victimization rate (15.3 per 100k)

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In Australia, 304 homicides in 2021-22

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In Canada, 788 homicides in 2022

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In France, 959 homicides in 2022

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In Germany, 209 homicides in 2022

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In Sweden, 116 homicides in 2022

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In Japan, 912 murders in 2022

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In Russia, 3,749 homicides in 2022

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In Turkey, 1,462 murders in 2022

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In Argentina, 3,660 homicides in 2022

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In Peru, 1,096 homicides in 2022

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In the Philippines, 1,728 murders in 2022

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In the US, Black males aged 15-34 homicide rate 101.6 per 100k (2021)

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Globally, Latin America has 20.6 homicides per 100k, highest regional rate

Statistic 63

In El Salvador, homicide rate dropped to 2.4 per 100k in 2023 from 38 in 2019

Statistic 64

In Honduras, 35.1 homicides per 100k in 2022

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In Jamaica, 52.9 homicides per 100k in 2022

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In Ecuador, homicide rate 25.9 per 100k in 2022

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In the US, aggravated assaults 837,951 in 2021

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In the UK, 47,000 serious woundings from assaults in 2022

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Globally, 81% of homicide victims are male

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In Brazil, 75% of homicides are firearm-related interpersonal violence

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Globally, 50 million children experience severe sexual violence yearly

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In the US, 1 in 10 Americans aged 60+ have experienced elder abuse

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Globally, 1 in 6 people aged 60+ experience elder abuse annually

Statistic 74

In the US, over 5,000 elders die from abuse yearly

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In the UK, 2 million people aged 66+ experienced elder abuse in past year (2023)

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In Canada, 1 in 10 seniors experience abuse

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In Australia, 1 in 6 older people experience abuse

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In India, 15% of elderly report abuse

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In South Africa, 25% of elders experience abuse

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In Brazil, 1 in 5 seniors suffer violence

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In China, 35.1% of elderly experienced mistreatment

Statistic 82

In Japan, 17.8% of elderly reported abuse in 2022

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In Germany, 4% of elderly experience physical abuse annually

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In France, 1.3 million seniors abused yearly

Statistic 85

In Sweden, 18% of elderly women and 13% men experienced abuse

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In Russia, 10,000 elder abuse cases reported annually

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In Turkey, 40% of elderly face abuse

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In Mexico, 2.5 million elders abused yearly

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In Nigeria, 9% of elderly experience physical abuse

Statistic 90

In Kenya, 48% of elderly report abuse

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In Colombia, 15% of seniors experience violence

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In Peru, 40.6% of elderly suffered abuse

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In Argentina, 12.7% of elderly abused

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In the Philippines, 8.5% of elders experience abuse

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In the US, 60% of elder abuse perpetrators are family members

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Globally, elder abuse affects 15.7% of people over 60

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In Australia, financial abuse most common form affecting 10% of elders

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In Canada, women more likely to experience emotional abuse (71%)

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In India, psychological abuse reported by 52% of elderly

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In the US, nursing home residents 2-3 times more likely to be abused

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In the UK, 500,000 elders experience physical abuse yearly

Statistic 102

In China, neglect affects 13.9% of elderly

Statistic 103

In Japan, 28,000 elder abuse consultations in 2022

Statistic 104

Globally, 10-20% of elders in institutions suffer abuse

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In the US, 16% of elders experience financial exploitation

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Globally, nearly 1 in 3 women (736 million) have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, sexual violence from a non-partner or both at least once in their life

Statistic 107

In the United States, more than 12 million people over the age of 18, approximately 5% of the intimate partner population, experience intimate partner violence each year

Statistic 108

About 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men in the US experience severe physical violence by an intimate partner sometime during their lifetime

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In 2021, there were 1,912 intimate partner homicides in the US, with 68% of victims being women

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Globally, 38% of all murders of women are committed by intimate partners

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In England and Wales, police recorded 1,104,370 domestic abuse-related incidents in the year ending March 2023

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48.4% of women and 48.8% of men have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime in the US

Statistic 113

In Australia, 1 in 6 women and 1 in 16 men have experienced physical or sexual violence from a cohabiting partner since age 15

Statistic 114

In India, 31.9% of ever-married women aged 15-49 have experienced physical, sexual, or emotional spousal violence

Statistic 115

In the EU, 22% of women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from a current or previous partner since age 15

Statistic 116

In Canada, 44% of women and 40% of men reported experiencing at least one form of IPV in their lifetime

Statistic 117

In South Africa, 28% of women aged 18+ reported experiencing physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner in the past 12 months

Statistic 118

In Brazil, 10.6% of women reported being victims of physical violence by an intimate partner in the last 12 months (2019)

Statistic 119

In Mexico, 43.9% of women aged 15+ have suffered some form of violence from their partner

Statistic 120

In Russia, 16,000 women are beaten daily by intimate partners

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In the US, 91.8% of victims of stalking by an intimate partner were women

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In the UK, 1.6 million women and 757,000 men experienced domestic abuse in the last year (2022)

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In Nigeria, 30% of women aged 15-49 have experienced physical violence since age 15, mostly by a husband/partner

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In Kenya, 41% of ever-married women have experienced physical or sexual violence from a husband/partner

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In Turkey, 38% of women have experienced physical violence at least once since age 15

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In the US, Black women are 35% more likely to experience IPV than white women

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In Europe, 13% of women report being afraid of their partner

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In Japan, 23.4% of women have experienced physical violence by an intimate partner

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In Colombia, 37.5% of women aged 13-49 have suffered partner violence

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In Peru, 52.6% of women have experienced some form of IPV

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In the US, 10 million adults experience IPV annually, with economic costs exceeding $8.3 billion

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In Sweden, 14% of women and 5% of men have been subjected to severe physical violence or sexual violence by a partner

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In Argentina, 1 in 5 women has been beaten by their partner

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In the Philippines, 23.1% of ever-married women aged 15-49 experienced physical, sexual, or emotional violence from husband/partner

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Every 9 seconds in the US, a woman is beaten or assaulted by a significant other

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In the US, 1 in 7 women and 1 in 26 men have been stalked by an intimate partner

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Globally, 6% of women report being sexually assaulted by someone other than an intimate partner

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In the US, nearly 463,634 women are raped every year

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1 in 6 US women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime

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In the UK, 20% of women and 4% of men have experienced some type of sexual assault since age 16

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Globally, up to 1.2 million girls under 20 are estimated to be married each year, often involving sexual violence

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In the US, 91% of rape victims are female and 9% are male

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In Sweden, 9.4% of women reported sexual violence after age 15

Statistic 144

In Australia, 1.1 million women (12%) have experienced sexual violence since age 15

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In India, 4.5% of women aged 15-49 experienced sexual violence in the past 12 months

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In South Africa, 8% of women experienced sexual violence by non-partners in past year

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In Brazil, 7.2% of women reported sexual violence lifetime prevalence

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In Canada, 23% of women reported sexual assault since age 15

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In France, 10% of women have been victim of sexual violence by a non-partner

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In Germany, 12.3% of women experienced sexual violence since age 16

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In Mexico, 9.2% of women experienced sexual violence by non-partner

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In Nigeria, 5.5% of women experienced sexual violence since age 15

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In Kenya, 14% of women experienced sexual violence by non-partner

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In the US, college women are 3 times more likely to experience sexual assault than robbery

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In the EU, 5% of women have experienced sexual violence by a non-partner since age 15

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In Japan, 6.4% of women experienced sexual violence after age 16

Statistic 157

In Russia, 3% of women reported non-partner sexual violence in past year

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In Turkey, 12% of women experienced sexual violence since age 15

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In the UK, 273,000 women are raped annually

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In Colombia, 15% of women reported sexual violence lifetime

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In Peru, 17.5% of women experienced sexual violence

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In Argentina, 11.6% of women suffered sexual violence

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In the Philippines, 7.2% of women experienced sexual violence since age 15

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In Sweden, 4.7% of population experienced sexual offences in 2022

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In India, 1.7 million rapes reported between 2005-2014

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In the US, 2.8 million men have been raped

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Globally, 120 million girls under 20 (12%) have experienced some form of forced sexual contact

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In Australia, 1.2 million men experienced sexual violence since age 15

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In the US, 21% of transgender students reported sexual violence

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In Canada, 39% of sexual assault victims are under 25

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In France, 90,000 women raped annually

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In Germany, 8,660 rapes reported in 2022

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In the US, only 23% of sexual assaults are reported to police

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Globally, 243 million women and girls experienced sexual violence in 2022

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In the US, an estimated 433,648 people experience rape or sexual assault annually (2019)

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In the UK, 797,000 women and 275,000 men are victims of sexual assault yearly

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Every nine seconds in the United States, a woman is beaten or assaulted by a significant other, a shocking rhythm that underscores a global epidemic of interpersonal violence where statistics reveal, for instance, that nearly one in three women worldwide will experience physical or sexual abuse in their lifetime.

Key Takeaways

Globally, nearly 1 in 3 women (736 million) have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, sexual violence from a non-partner or both at least once in their life
In the United States, more than 12 million people over the age of 18, approximately 5% of the intimate partner population, experience intimate partner violence each year
About 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men in the US experience severe physical violence by an intimate partner sometime during their lifetime
In the US, 1 in 7 women and 1 in 26 men have been stalked by an intimate partner
Globally, 6% of women report being sexually assaulted by someone other than an intimate partner
In the US, nearly 463,634 women are raped every year
In the world, 1 in 5 women have experienced completed or attempted rape
In the US, 1 in 7 children experience child abuse or neglect annually (588,000 unique victims in 2021)
Globally, up to 1 billion children aged 2–17 years have experienced physical, sexual, or emotional violence or neglect in the past year
Globally, 50 million children experience severe sexual violence yearly
In the US, 1 in 10 Americans aged 60+ have experienced elder abuse
Globally, 1 in 6 people aged 60+ experience elder abuse annually
In the world, interpersonal homicide accounts for 20.6% of female homicides (2021)
In the US, 19,592 homicides in 2021, 54% firearm-related interpersonal violence
Globally, 464,000 homicides annually, 79% male victims

Global interpersonal violence statistics reveal pervasive and devastating harm worldwide.

Child Abuse

1In the world, 1 in 5 women have experienced completed or attempted rape

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2In the US, 1 in 7 children experience child abuse or neglect annually (588,000 unique victims in 2021)

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3Globally, up to 1 billion children aged 2–17 years have experienced physical, sexual, or emotional violence or neglect in the past year

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4In the US, 1,750 children died from abuse and neglect in 2021, 78% under age 4

Directional

5In England, 52,288 children were subject to a child protection plan in 2022

Single source

6In Australia, 1 in 7 children aged 0-18 have experienced child sexual abuse

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7In Canada, 50,537 children received child protection services in 2021

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8In India, 1.62 lakh cases of child sexual abuse reported in 2022

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9In South Africa, 1,580 child murders in 2019/20

Directional

10In Brazil, 35,000 children and adolescents victims of violence in 2021

Single source

11In Nigeria, 60% of children experience violence before age 18

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12In Kenya, 1 in 3 girls experience sexual violence before 18

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13In Mexico, 91,789 cases of violence against children in 2022

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14In the UK, 1 in 20 children have been sexually abused

Directional

15In Germany, 46,870 cases of child sexual abuse reported in 2021

Single source

16In France, 58,000 children victims of sexual violence annually

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17In Sweden, 1 in 10 children exposed to serious violence or abuse

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18In Japan, 1,800 children killed or seriously injured by abuse in 2022

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19In Russia, 12,500 children victims of sexual violence in 2022

Directional

20In Turkey, 21,000 child abuse cases in 2022

Single source

21In Colombia, 25,000 children victims of sexual violence in 2022

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22In Peru, 15,000 cases of child sexual abuse reported in 2022

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23In Argentina, 6,000 child sexual abuse cases prosecuted annually

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24In the Philippines, 1 in 5 children experience abuse

Directional

25In the US, 74.9% of child abuse perpetrators are parents

Single source

26Globally, 300 million children suffer physical violence annually

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27In Australia, 54,000 children abused or neglected in 2021-22

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28In Canada, Indigenous children 3 times more likely to be in foster care due to abuse

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29In India, 120 children sexually abused daily

Directional

30In South Africa, 1,100 child rapes reported monthly

Single source

31In Brazil, 40% of violence against children is sexual

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32In Nigeria, 70% of children experience violent discipline

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33In the US, boys 1.4 times more likely to experience physical abuse than girls

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34In England, 19,000 children suffered sexual abuse in 2022

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35In the world, 15-20% of women experienced sexual abuse as children

Single source

Child Abuse Interpretation

It is a global arithmetic of agony where the most common denominator is that those meant to protect are often the source of the terror, painting a chilling portrait of home as the most frequent crime scene.

Community Violence

1In the world, interpersonal homicide accounts for 20.6% of female homicides (2021)

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2In the US, 19,592 homicides in 2021, 54% firearm-related interpersonal violence

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3Globally, 464,000 homicides annually, 79% male victims

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4In Brazil, 47,508 homicides in 2022, mostly interpersonal

Directional

5In Mexico, 33,315 homicides in 2022, 90% interpersonal

Single source

6In South Africa, 27,494 murders in 2022/23

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7In India, 28,522 murders in 2022

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8In the US, 1.2 million nonfatal violent victimizations in 2022

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9In the UK, 600 homicides in England/Wales 2022, 40% by sharp instruments

Directional

10In Colombia, 12,748 homicides in 2022

Single source

11In Venezuela, homicide rate 36.7 per 100,000 (2022)

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12In Nigeria, 5,891 murders in 2022

Verified

13In Kenya, 3,748 homicides in 2022

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14In the US, youth aged 15-24 highest homicide victimization rate (15.3 per 100k)

Directional

15In Australia, 304 homicides in 2021-22

Single source

16In Canada, 788 homicides in 2022

Verified

17In France, 959 homicides in 2022

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18In Germany, 209 homicides in 2022

Verified

19In Sweden, 116 homicides in 2022

Directional

20In Japan, 912 murders in 2022

Single source

21In Russia, 3,749 homicides in 2022

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22In Turkey, 1,462 murders in 2022

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23In Argentina, 3,660 homicides in 2022

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24In Peru, 1,096 homicides in 2022

Directional

25In the Philippines, 1,728 murders in 2022

Single source

26In the US, Black males aged 15-34 homicide rate 101.6 per 100k (2021)

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27Globally, Latin America has 20.6 homicides per 100k, highest regional rate

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28In El Salvador, homicide rate dropped to 2.4 per 100k in 2023 from 38 in 2019

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29In Honduras, 35.1 homicides per 100k in 2022

Directional

30In Jamaica, 52.9 homicides per 100k in 2022

Single source

31In Ecuador, homicide rate 25.9 per 100k in 2022

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32In the US, aggravated assaults 837,951 in 2021

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33In the UK, 47,000 serious woundings from assaults in 2022

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34Globally, 81% of homicide victims are male

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35In Brazil, 75% of homicides are firearm-related interpersonal violence

Single source

Community Violence Interpretation

The world’s grim accounting of interpersonal violence reveals a sobering, often gendered, truth: while men are overwhelmingly the victims of homicide, women are disproportionately targeted in more intimate and insidious ways, proving that the face of violence wears many masks but always leaves the same scar on humanity.

Elder Abuse

1Globally, 50 million children experience severe sexual violence yearly

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2In the US, 1 in 10 Americans aged 60+ have experienced elder abuse

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3Globally, 1 in 6 people aged 60+ experience elder abuse annually

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4In the US, over 5,000 elders die from abuse yearly

Directional

5In the UK, 2 million people aged 66+ experienced elder abuse in past year (2023)

Single source

6In Canada, 1 in 10 seniors experience abuse

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7In Australia, 1 in 6 older people experience abuse

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8In India, 15% of elderly report abuse

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9In South Africa, 25% of elders experience abuse

Directional

10In Brazil, 1 in 5 seniors suffer violence

Single source

11In China, 35.1% of elderly experienced mistreatment

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12In Japan, 17.8% of elderly reported abuse in 2022

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13In Germany, 4% of elderly experience physical abuse annually

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14In France, 1.3 million seniors abused yearly

Directional

15In Sweden, 18% of elderly women and 13% men experienced abuse

Single source

16In Russia, 10,000 elder abuse cases reported annually

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17In Turkey, 40% of elderly face abuse

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18In Mexico, 2.5 million elders abused yearly

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19In Nigeria, 9% of elderly experience physical abuse

Directional

20In Kenya, 48% of elderly report abuse

Single source

21In Colombia, 15% of seniors experience violence

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22In Peru, 40.6% of elderly suffered abuse

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23In Argentina, 12.7% of elderly abused

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24In the Philippines, 8.5% of elders experience abuse

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25In the US, 60% of elder abuse perpetrators are family members

Single source

26Globally, elder abuse affects 15.7% of people over 60

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27In Australia, financial abuse most common form affecting 10% of elders

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28In Canada, women more likely to experience emotional abuse (71%)

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29In India, psychological abuse reported by 52% of elderly

Directional

30In the US, nursing home residents 2-3 times more likely to be abused

Single source

31In the UK, 500,000 elders experience physical abuse yearly

Verified

32In China, neglect affects 13.9% of elderly

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33In Japan, 28,000 elder abuse consultations in 2022

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34Globally, 10-20% of elders in institutions suffer abuse

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35In the US, 16% of elders experience financial exploitation

Single source

Elder Abuse Interpretation

If we designed hell as a statistical fact sheet, it would look like this: a global epidemic where the most vulnerable—our children and our elders—are systematically betrayed by the very societies and families meant to protect them.

Intimate Partner Violence

1Globally, nearly 1 in 3 women (736 million) have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, sexual violence from a non-partner or both at least once in their life

Verified

2In the United States, more than 12 million people over the age of 18, approximately 5% of the intimate partner population, experience intimate partner violence each year

Verified

3About 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men in the US experience severe physical violence by an intimate partner sometime during their lifetime

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4In 2021, there were 1,912 intimate partner homicides in the US, with 68% of victims being women

Directional

5Globally, 38% of all murders of women are committed by intimate partners

Single source

6In England and Wales, police recorded 1,104,370 domestic abuse-related incidents in the year ending March 2023

Verified

748.4% of women and 48.8% of men have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime in the US

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8In Australia, 1 in 6 women and 1 in 16 men have experienced physical or sexual violence from a cohabiting partner since age 15

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9In India, 31.9% of ever-married women aged 15-49 have experienced physical, sexual, or emotional spousal violence

Directional

10In the EU, 22% of women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from a current or previous partner since age 15

Single source

11In Canada, 44% of women and 40% of men reported experiencing at least one form of IPV in their lifetime

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12In South Africa, 28% of women aged 18+ reported experiencing physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner in the past 12 months

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13In Brazil, 10.6% of women reported being victims of physical violence by an intimate partner in the last 12 months (2019)

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14In Mexico, 43.9% of women aged 15+ have suffered some form of violence from their partner

Directional

15In Russia, 16,000 women are beaten daily by intimate partners

Single source

16In the US, 91.8% of victims of stalking by an intimate partner were women

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17In the UK, 1.6 million women and 757,000 men experienced domestic abuse in the last year (2022)

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18In Nigeria, 30% of women aged 15-49 have experienced physical violence since age 15, mostly by a husband/partner

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19In Kenya, 41% of ever-married women have experienced physical or sexual violence from a husband/partner

Directional

20In Turkey, 38% of women have experienced physical violence at least once since age 15

Single source

21In the US, Black women are 35% more likely to experience IPV than white women

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22In Europe, 13% of women report being afraid of their partner

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23In Japan, 23.4% of women have experienced physical violence by an intimate partner

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24In Colombia, 37.5% of women aged 13-49 have suffered partner violence

Directional

25In Peru, 52.6% of women have experienced some form of IPV

Single source

26In the US, 10 million adults experience IPV annually, with economic costs exceeding $8.3 billion

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27In Sweden, 14% of women and 5% of men have been subjected to severe physical violence or sexual violence by a partner

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28In Argentina, 1 in 5 women has been beaten by their partner

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29In the Philippines, 23.1% of ever-married women aged 15-49 experienced physical, sexual, or emotional violence from husband/partner

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30Every 9 seconds in the US, a woman is beaten or assaulted by a significant other

Single source

Intimate Partner Violence Interpretation

The grim math of the world's most universal and least prosecuted crime is that it takes only one brutal lesson from a partner to make the entire global sisterhood statistically a class of survivors—a lesson too many men are still aggressively failing.

Sexual Violence

1In the US, 1 in 7 women and 1 in 26 men have been stalked by an intimate partner

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2Globally, 6% of women report being sexually assaulted by someone other than an intimate partner

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3In the US, nearly 463,634 women are raped every year

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41 in 6 US women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime

Directional

5In the UK, 20% of women and 4% of men have experienced some type of sexual assault since age 16

Single source

6Globally, up to 1.2 million girls under 20 are estimated to be married each year, often involving sexual violence

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7In the US, 91% of rape victims are female and 9% are male

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8In Sweden, 9.4% of women reported sexual violence after age 15

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9In Australia, 1.1 million women (12%) have experienced sexual violence since age 15

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10In India, 4.5% of women aged 15-49 experienced sexual violence in the past 12 months

Single source

11In South Africa, 8% of women experienced sexual violence by non-partners in past year

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12In Brazil, 7.2% of women reported sexual violence lifetime prevalence

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13In Canada, 23% of women reported sexual assault since age 15

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14In France, 10% of women have been victim of sexual violence by a non-partner

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15In Germany, 12.3% of women experienced sexual violence since age 16

Single source

16In Mexico, 9.2% of women experienced sexual violence by non-partner

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17In Nigeria, 5.5% of women experienced sexual violence since age 15

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18In Kenya, 14% of women experienced sexual violence by non-partner

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19In the US, college women are 3 times more likely to experience sexual assault than robbery

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20In the EU, 5% of women have experienced sexual violence by a non-partner since age 15

Single source

21In Japan, 6.4% of women experienced sexual violence after age 16

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22In Russia, 3% of women reported non-partner sexual violence in past year

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23In Turkey, 12% of women experienced sexual violence since age 15

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24In the UK, 273,000 women are raped annually

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25In Colombia, 15% of women reported sexual violence lifetime

Single source

26In Peru, 17.5% of women experienced sexual violence

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27In Argentina, 11.6% of women suffered sexual violence

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28In the Philippines, 7.2% of women experienced sexual violence since age 15

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29In Sweden, 4.7% of population experienced sexual offences in 2022

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30In India, 1.7 million rapes reported between 2005-2014

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31In the US, 2.8 million men have been raped

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32Globally, 120 million girls under 20 (12%) have experienced some form of forced sexual contact

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33In Australia, 1.2 million men experienced sexual violence since age 15

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34In the US, 21% of transgender students reported sexual violence

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35In Canada, 39% of sexual assault victims are under 25

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36In France, 90,000 women raped annually

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37In Germany, 8,660 rapes reported in 2022

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38In the US, only 23% of sexual assaults are reported to police

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39Globally, 243 million women and girls experienced sexual violence in 2022

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40In the US, an estimated 433,648 people experience rape or sexual assault annually (2019)

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41In the UK, 797,000 women and 275,000 men are victims of sexual assault yearly

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Sexual Violence Interpretation

The grim arithmetic of these statistics reveals that for half the world's population, the most profound threat of violence does not lurk in a shadowy alley, but in the familiar spaces they are told to call safe.