GITNUXREPORT 2026

Intimate Partner Abuse Statistics

Intimate partner abuse is a devastating global epidemic affecting millions across all demographics.

Min-ji Park

Research Analyst focused on sustainability and consumer trends.

First published: Feb 13, 2026

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Women aged 18-24 years experience the highest rate of IPV in the US at 10.7 per 1,000.

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In the US, 43.6% of women and 39% of men aged 18+ experienced IPV contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking.

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Black women in the US are murdered by intimate partners at a rate 2.5 times higher than white women.

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LGBTQ+ individuals experience IPV at rates 2 times higher than heterosexuals.

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In the US, women aged 20-24 have the highest victimization rate for IPV at 9.2 per 1,000.

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Hispanic women in the US experience IPV at 10.4% prevalence compared to 9.2% for non-Hispanic white women.

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Pregnant women are more likely to be victims of homicide by partners than any other demographic group.

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In the US, 1 in 6 women has experienced attempted or completed rape by an intimate partner, peaking in ages 18-24.

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Men aged 18-24 experience IPV at rates of 9.8% annually in the US.

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Rural women in the US are 1.38 times more likely to experience IPV than urban women.

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Disabled women experience IPV at nearly twice the rate of non-disabled women (39.8% vs 22.7%).

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In Canada, immigrant women face IPV rates 1.5 times higher than Canadian-born women.

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Elderly women over 60 in the US experience IPV at 5.2% prevalence.

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Transgender individuals report lifetime IPV victimization at 44%.

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In the US, low-income women (<$25k) have 12.5% IPV prevalence vs 5.3% for high-income.

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Native American/Alaska Native women experience IPV murder rates 5 times the national average.

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In the UK, women with children under 16 are 20% more likely to experience domestic abuse.

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Bisexual women in the US experience IPV at 61.1% lifetime rate.

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In Australia, Aboriginal women experience IPV at 2.5 times the rate of non-Aboriginal women.

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US military women experience IPV at 30.6% prevalence.

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In the EU, women with lower education levels experience 25% higher IPV rates.

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Lesbian women report 44% lifetime IPV victimization.

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In the US, separated/divorced women have 25% IPV prevalence vs 4% married.

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Adolescent girls aged 11-14 experience highest dating violence rates in some studies at 40%.

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In Canada, visible minority women experience IPV at 43% vs 37% white women.

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US women with disabilities experience 40% higher severe IPV.

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In the UK, unemployed women have 2x IPV risk.

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Gay men report 26% lifetime IPV.

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In India, women in urban areas have 29% IPV vs 33% rural.

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40.8% of US women first experience IPV before age 25.

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Physical violence is the most common form of IPV, affecting 29.3% of women and 23.1% of men in the US lifetime.

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Sexual violence by intimate partners includes being made to penetrate, affecting 4.7% of men in the US.

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Psychological aggression occurs in 48.4% of women and 48.8% of US relationships.

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Stalking by intimate partners affects 9% of women and 3% of men lifetime in the US.

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Coercive control, including isolation and monitoring, reported in 41% of US women.

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Economic abuse, such as controlling finances, affects 99% of IPV cases.

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Physical assault with weapons occurs in 6.1% of female IPV victims in the US.

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Emotional abuse through humiliation reported by 90% of IPV survivors.

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Sexual coercion without force affects 13% of US women from partners.

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Cyberstalking by partners reported by 23% of young adults.

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Strangulation during IPV assaults in 10% of cases, often unreported.

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Reproductive coercion, like sabotaging birth control, in 16% of young women.

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Verbal abuse escalates to physical in 70% of cases.

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Property damage as IPV tactic in 25% of incidents.

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Forced isolation from family/friends in 72% of abusive relationships.

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Threats of harm to pets occur in 20-30% of IPV cases.

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Digital abuse via social media monitoring in 25% of teen relationships.

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Financial control through debt accumulation in 35% of cases.

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Rape by intimate partner constitutes 13.8% of all US rapes.

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Beating during pregnancy in 13% of US cases.

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Gaslighting as psychological form in 80% of manipulative relationships.

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Kidnapping or false imprisonment in severe IPV at 2-5%.

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Burning or scalding as torture tactic rare but in 1% extreme cases.

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Forced substance use imposed by abuser in 15%.

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95% of abusers use more than one tactic of control.

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IPV victims with PTSD show 80% comorbidity with depression.

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Women experiencing IPV have 16% higher risk of heart disease.

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40-60% of IPV victims develop clinical depression.

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Suicide attempt rates 3.5 times higher among battered women.

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Children witnessing IPV are 50% more likely to abuse substances.

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IPV causes 2,200 deaths annually in the US.

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37% of obstetric complications linked to IPV in pregnant women.

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Central nervous system arousal disorders in 45% of victims.

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IPV survivors have 1.5x risk of HIV infection.

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85% of IPV victims experience work absenteeism averaging 8 days/year.

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Low birth weight babies 50% more common in abused pregnancies.

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Anxiety disorders in 50% of female IPV victims.

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70% of IPV victims report chronic pain issues.

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Eating disorders 3x higher in IPV survivors.

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Homelessness linked to IPV in 38% of cases for women.

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42% of IPV murder victims had prior police contact.

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Alcohol dependence 10x higher in battered women.

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30% increased mortality risk over 20 years for victims.

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Fibromyalgia diagnosis 4.6x more likely post-IPV.

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Children of IPV households 6x more likely to commit suicide.

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Stroke risk 84% higher for women with IPV history.

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Dissociative disorders in 35% of severe abuse survivors.

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25% of IPV victims suffer traumatic brain injury.

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Arthritis symptoms 60% more prevalent.

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50% of battered women attempt suicide at least once.

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Preterm delivery 30% higher risk.

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Approximately 1 in 4 adult women and 1 in 7 adult men in the United States experience severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.

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Globally, nearly 1 in 3 women (30%) have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.

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In the US, 41% of women and 26% of men report experiencing coercive control by an intimate partner.

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Lifetime prevalence of intimate partner violence among women in the EU is 22% for physical and/or sexual violence.

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In Canada, 44% of women and 40% of men have experienced at least one form of IPV in their lifetime.

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In Australia, 23% of women and 12% of men have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from a partner since age 15.

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In the UK, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 to 1 in 10 men experience domestic abuse in their lifetime.

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In India, 35.6% of ever-married women have experienced spousal violence.

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In South Africa, 27.6% of women aged 18-49 have experienced physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner in the past 12 months.

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In Brazil, 10% of women reported physical violence by an intimate partner in the past 12 months.

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In the US, 48.4% of women and 48.8% of men have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner.

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Lifetime intimate partner stalking victimization affects 9.2% of women and 2.5% of men in the US.

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In the past year, 10 million US adults experience domestic violence.

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

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In the US, 1 in 15 women and 1 in 49 men have been raped by an intimate partner.

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91.8% of IPV homicides in the US from 2003-2014 were committed by male perpetrators against female victims.

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In the EU, 13% of women have experienced sexual violence by a current or previous partner.

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

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In Nigeria, 30% of women aged 15-49 have experienced physical violence since age 15.

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

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In the US, Black women experience IPV at a rate 35% higher than the national average.

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Indigenous women in Canada are 3 times more likely to experience IPV than non-Indigenous women.

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In the US, 61.6 million women and 53.2 million men have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner.

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Annual prevalence of IPV among US women is 8.3% for physical violence.

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In England and Wales, 1.4 million women and 695,000 men experience domestic abuse annually.

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In Japan, 18.9% of women have experienced partner violence.

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In Egypt, 31% of ever-married women aged 15-49 have experienced physical IPV.

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In the Philippines, 22.9% of women aged 15-49 experienced physical, sexual, or emotional violence from husbands/partners.

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In Turkey, 38% of women have faced physical violence from husbands or partners.

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In the US, 35.6% of female high school students report physical dating violence.

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IPV costs US $8.3 billion annually in medical and mental health care.

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Only 34% of IPV victims contact police.

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Domestic violence hotlines receive 25,000 calls daily worldwide.

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Shelters house 1,400 women and children daily in the US.

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Conviction rates for IPV are 58% lower than other felonies.

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Protective orders issued in 1.5 million cases annually in US.

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Only 50% of shelters accept men.

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Batterer intervention programs reduce recidivism by 33%.

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80% of cities have insufficient shelter beds.

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Risk assessment tools used in 70% of police responses improve lethality prediction by 64%.

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VAWA funding supports 1,600 programs serving 100,000 victims yearly.

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Mandatory arrest policies increased dual arrests to 25%.

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Counseling reduces PTSD symptoms by 50% in victims.

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Gun removal laws reduce IPV homicide by 10%.

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Online reporting increases victim engagement by 40%.

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Faith-based interventions help 25% more minority victims.

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School-based prevention programs reduce dating violence by 50%.

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Pro-arrest policies decreased IPV by 25% in some jurisdictions.

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24% of victims return to abusers 5-8 times before leaving permanently.

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Integrated response teams reduce repeat victimization by 65%.

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Economic empowerment programs increase safety by 30%.

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Lethality assessments implemented in 40 states save lives.

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Child welfare involvement in 30% of IPV cases improves outcomes.

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Restorative justice for IPV shows 10% recidivism vs 30% traditional.

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Mobile advocacy reaches 20% more rural victims.

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Behind the closed doors of seemingly ordinary homes, a global epidemic of intimate partner abuse silently rages, as evidenced by the staggering reality that one in three women worldwide endures physical or sexual violence from a partner.

Key Takeaways

Approximately 1 in 4 adult women and 1 in 7 adult men in the United States experience severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
Globally, nearly 1 in 3 women (30%) have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.
In the US, 41% of women and 26% of men report experiencing coercive control by an intimate partner.
Women aged 18-24 years experience the highest rate of IPV in the US at 10.7 per 1,000.
In the US, 43.6% of women and 39% of men aged 18+ experienced IPV contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking.
Black women in the US are murdered by intimate partners at a rate 2.5 times higher than white women.
Physical violence is the most common form of IPV, affecting 29.3% of women and 23.1% of men in the US lifetime.
Sexual violence by intimate partners includes being made to penetrate, affecting 4.7% of men in the US.
Psychological aggression occurs in 48.4% of women and 48.8% of US relationships.
IPV victims with PTSD show 80% comorbidity with depression.
Women experiencing IPV have 16% higher risk of heart disease.
40-60% of IPV victims develop clinical depression.
IPV costs US $8.3 billion annually in medical and mental health care.
Only 34% of IPV victims contact police.
Domestic violence hotlines receive 25,000 calls daily worldwide.

Intimate partner abuse is a devastating global epidemic affecting millions across all demographics.

Demographics

Women aged 18-24 years experience the highest rate of IPV in the US at 10.7 per 1,000.
In the US, 43.6% of women and 39% of men aged 18+ experienced IPV contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking.
Black women in the US are murdered by intimate partners at a rate 2.5 times higher than white women.
LGBTQ+ individuals experience IPV at rates 2 times higher than heterosexuals.
In the US, women aged 20-24 have the highest victimization rate for IPV at 9.2 per 1,000.
Hispanic women in the US experience IPV at 10.4% prevalence compared to 9.2% for non-Hispanic white women.
Pregnant women are more likely to be victims of homicide by partners than any other demographic group.
In the US, 1 in 6 women has experienced attempted or completed rape by an intimate partner, peaking in ages 18-24.
Men aged 18-24 experience IPV at rates of 9.8% annually in the US.
Rural women in the US are 1.38 times more likely to experience IPV than urban women.
Disabled women experience IPV at nearly twice the rate of non-disabled women (39.8% vs 22.7%).
In Canada, immigrant women face IPV rates 1.5 times higher than Canadian-born women.
Elderly women over 60 in the US experience IPV at 5.2% prevalence.
Transgender individuals report lifetime IPV victimization at 44%.
In the US, low-income women (<$25k) have 12.5% IPV prevalence vs 5.3% for high-income.
Native American/Alaska Native women experience IPV murder rates 5 times the national average.
In the UK, women with children under 16 are 20% more likely to experience domestic abuse.
Bisexual women in the US experience IPV at 61.1% lifetime rate.
In Australia, Aboriginal women experience IPV at 2.5 times the rate of non-Aboriginal women.
US military women experience IPV at 30.6% prevalence.
In the EU, women with lower education levels experience 25% higher IPV rates.
Lesbian women report 44% lifetime IPV victimization.
In the US, separated/divorced women have 25% IPV prevalence vs 4% married.
Adolescent girls aged 11-14 experience highest dating violence rates in some studies at 40%.
In Canada, visible minority women experience IPV at 43% vs 37% white women.
US women with disabilities experience 40% higher severe IPV.
In the UK, unemployed women have 2x IPV risk.
Gay men report 26% lifetime IPV.
In India, women in urban areas have 29% IPV vs 33% rural.
40.8% of US women first experience IPV before age 25.

Demographics Interpretation

A stark tapestry of vulnerability emerges, revealing how violence within intimate relationships exploits not only gender but also the intersections of youth, race, poverty, disability, and identity, with women, and especially young women, bearing the most brutal and lethal brunt.

Forms of Abuse

Physical violence is the most common form of IPV, affecting 29.3% of women and 23.1% of men in the US lifetime.
Sexual violence by intimate partners includes being made to penetrate, affecting 4.7% of men in the US.
Psychological aggression occurs in 48.4% of women and 48.8% of US relationships.
Stalking by intimate partners affects 9% of women and 3% of men lifetime in the US.
Coercive control, including isolation and monitoring, reported in 41% of US women.
Economic abuse, such as controlling finances, affects 99% of IPV cases.
Physical assault with weapons occurs in 6.1% of female IPV victims in the US.
Emotional abuse through humiliation reported by 90% of IPV survivors.
Sexual coercion without force affects 13% of US women from partners.
Cyberstalking by partners reported by 23% of young adults.
Strangulation during IPV assaults in 10% of cases, often unreported.
Reproductive coercion, like sabotaging birth control, in 16% of young women.
Verbal abuse escalates to physical in 70% of cases.
Property damage as IPV tactic in 25% of incidents.
Forced isolation from family/friends in 72% of abusive relationships.
Threats of harm to pets occur in 20-30% of IPV cases.
Digital abuse via social media monitoring in 25% of teen relationships.
Financial control through debt accumulation in 35% of cases.
Rape by intimate partner constitutes 13.8% of all US rapes.
Beating during pregnancy in 13% of US cases.
Gaslighting as psychological form in 80% of manipulative relationships.
Kidnapping or false imprisonment in severe IPV at 2-5%.
Burning or scalding as torture tactic rare but in 1% extreme cases.
Forced substance use imposed by abuser in 15%.
95% of abusers use more than one tactic of control.

Forms of Abuse Interpretation

These statistics reveal an uncomfortable truth: abuse isn't a single sinister monster but a well-equipped army of control tactics, where physical violence is merely the most visible soldier in a pervasive campaign of fear, humiliation, and systematic destruction of self.

Impacts

IPV victims with PTSD show 80% comorbidity with depression.
Women experiencing IPV have 16% higher risk of heart disease.
40-60% of IPV victims develop clinical depression.
Suicide attempt rates 3.5 times higher among battered women.
Children witnessing IPV are 50% more likely to abuse substances.
IPV causes 2,200 deaths annually in the US.
37% of obstetric complications linked to IPV in pregnant women.
Central nervous system arousal disorders in 45% of victims.
IPV survivors have 1.5x risk of HIV infection.
85% of IPV victims experience work absenteeism averaging 8 days/year.
Low birth weight babies 50% more common in abused pregnancies.
Anxiety disorders in 50% of female IPV victims.
70% of IPV victims report chronic pain issues.
Eating disorders 3x higher in IPV survivors.
Homelessness linked to IPV in 38% of cases for women.
42% of IPV murder victims had prior police contact.
Alcohol dependence 10x higher in battered women.
30% increased mortality risk over 20 years for victims.
Fibromyalgia diagnosis 4.6x more likely post-IPV.
Children of IPV households 6x more likely to commit suicide.
Stroke risk 84% higher for women with IPV history.
Dissociative disorders in 35% of severe abuse survivors.
25% of IPV victims suffer traumatic brain injury.
Arthritis symptoms 60% more prevalent.
50% of battered women attempt suicide at least once.
Preterm delivery 30% higher risk.

Impacts Interpretation

Intimate partner violence isn't just a private crime; it's a public health crisis that methodically dismantles a victim's mind, body, and future while drafting the next generation into its pathology.

Prevalence

Approximately 1 in 4 adult women and 1 in 7 adult men in the United States experience severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
Globally, nearly 1 in 3 women (30%) have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.
In the US, 41% of women and 26% of men report experiencing coercive control by an intimate partner.
Lifetime prevalence of intimate partner violence among women in the EU is 22% for physical and/or sexual violence.
In Canada, 44% of women and 40% of men have experienced at least one form of IPV in their lifetime.
In Australia, 23% of women and 12% of men have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from a partner since age 15.
In the UK, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 to 1 in 10 men experience domestic abuse in their lifetime.
In India, 35.6% of ever-married women have experienced spousal violence.
In South Africa, 27.6% of women aged 18-49 have experienced physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner in the past 12 months.
In Brazil, 10% of women reported physical violence by an intimate partner in the past 12 months.
In the US, 48.4% of women and 48.8% of men have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner.
Lifetime intimate partner stalking victimization affects 9.2% of women and 2.5% of men in the US.
In the past year, 10 million US adults experience domestic violence.
Globally, 38% of all murders of women are committed by intimate partners.
In the US, 1 in 15 women and 1 in 49 men have been raped by an intimate partner.
91.8% of IPV homicides in the US from 2003-2014 were committed by male perpetrators against female victims.
In the EU, 13% of women have experienced sexual violence by a current or previous partner.
In Mexico, 43.9% of women aged 15+ have suffered violence from their partner.
In Nigeria, 30% of women aged 15-49 have experienced physical violence since age 15.
In Russia, 16,000 women are beaten daily by intimate partners.
In the US, Black women experience IPV at a rate 35% higher than the national average.
Indigenous women in Canada are 3 times more likely to experience IPV than non-Indigenous women.
In the US, 61.6 million women and 53.2 million men have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner.
Annual prevalence of IPV among US women is 8.3% for physical violence.
In England and Wales, 1.4 million women and 695,000 men experience domestic abuse annually.
In Japan, 18.9% of women have experienced partner violence.
In Egypt, 31% of ever-married women aged 15-49 have experienced physical IPV.
In the Philippines, 22.9% of women aged 15-49 experienced physical, sexual, or emotional violence from husbands/partners.
In Turkey, 38% of women have faced physical violence from husbands or partners.
In the US, 35.6% of female high school students report physical dating violence.

Prevalence Interpretation

This is a pandemic of betrayal hiding in plain sight, and it's a pandemic with no vaccine in development.

Responses

IPV costs US $8.3 billion annually in medical and mental health care.
Only 34% of IPV victims contact police.
Domestic violence hotlines receive 25,000 calls daily worldwide.
Shelters house 1,400 women and children daily in the US.
Conviction rates for IPV are 58% lower than other felonies.
Protective orders issued in 1.5 million cases annually in US.
Only 50% of shelters accept men.
Batterer intervention programs reduce recidivism by 33%.
80% of cities have insufficient shelter beds.
Risk assessment tools used in 70% of police responses improve lethality prediction by 64%.
VAWA funding supports 1,600 programs serving 100,000 victims yearly.
Mandatory arrest policies increased dual arrests to 25%.
Counseling reduces PTSD symptoms by 50% in victims.
Gun removal laws reduce IPV homicide by 10%.
Online reporting increases victim engagement by 40%.
Faith-based interventions help 25% more minority victims.
School-based prevention programs reduce dating violence by 50%.
Pro-arrest policies decreased IPV by 25% in some jurisdictions.
24% of victims return to abusers 5-8 times before leaving permanently.
Integrated response teams reduce repeat victimization by 65%.
Economic empowerment programs increase safety by 30%.
Lethality assessments implemented in 40 states save lives.
Child welfare involvement in 30% of IPV cases improves outcomes.
Restorative justice for IPV shows 10% recidivism vs 30% traditional.
Mobile advocacy reaches 20% more rural victims.

Responses Interpretation

The sheer volume of pain hidden behind these sobering figures reveals a system burdened by patchwork solutions, where staggering need and brilliant innovation wrestle against persistent gaps and heartbreaking shortfalls.

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