While the statistics on male violence across continents and crimes are so overwhelming they can feel abstract, they represent millions of women and children whose lives have been shattered by a global pattern of gendered harm.
Key Takeaways
- In the United States, men are the perpetrators in 85% of intimate partner homicides where the victim is female, according to the Violence Policy Center's analysis of FBI data from 1976-2020
- Globally, 38% of all murders of women are committed by intimate partners, predominantly male, per WHO 2021 data
- In 2021, 34% of female homicide victims in the US were killed by an intimate partner, with males responsible for 96% of those perpetrator roles, from CDC NVDRS
- 97% of sexual assaults reported to RAINN hotline are committed by men against women
- CDC NISVS 2016-2017: 80.5% of female rape victims were raped by a male intimate partner or acquaintance
- In the US, males commit 91% of rapes and sexual assaults, BJS NCVS 2021
- In the US, males commit 89% of all homicides, FBI SHR 2019-2022 average
- Worldwide, men commit 81% of all homicides, UNODC Global Study on Homicide 2023
- In the US, 90% of mass public shooters are male, from Crime Prevention Research Center 1966-2023
- In the US, males commit 80% of aggravated assaults, BJS NCVS 2021
- Globally, men perpetrate 78% of physical assaults reported, WHO
- FBI UCR 2022: 82% of aggravated assault arrests male
- In the US, fathers are perpetrators in 47% of child abuse fatalities, CDC NCANDS 2021
- Globally, male caregivers commit 65% of severe child physical abuse, WHO 2022
- US HHS: Males responsible for 52% of child maltreatment perpetrators in 2021
Men commit the overwhelming majority of violent acts against women and children worldwide.
Child Maltreatment
1In the US, fathers are perpetrators in 47% of child abuse fatalities, CDC NCANDS 2021
Verified2Globally, male caregivers commit 65% of severe child physical abuse, WHO 2022
Verified3US HHS: Males responsible for 52% of child maltreatment perpetrators in 2021
Verified4In the UK, 70% of child homicide perpetrators are male parents/step-parents, NSPCC
Directional5Canada: Fathers/male partners 44% of child abuse deaths
Single source6Australia: 60% of child physical abuse by male perpetrators, AIHW
Verified7In India, 68% of child sexual abuse by male relatives, NCRB
Verified8Sweden: Males 55% of registered child abusers, BRA
Verified9Germany: 62% of child physical violence by fathers/stepfathers
Directional10France: 58% of filicide by fathers
Single source11Italy: 67% of child maltreatment suspects male, ISTAT
Verified12Spain: 59% of child abuse cases male aggressors
Verified13Brazil: 71% of child violence by male family members
Verified14South Africa: Males 66% of child abuse perpetrators
Directional15Mexico: 63% of violence against children by male relatives
Single source16Russia: 57% of child abuse by fathers
Verified17Japan: 54% of child physical abuse by fathers
Verified18In the US, 78% of child sexual abuse perpetrators are male, CDC
Verified19UK: 80% of child sexual abuse by males, NSPCC
Directional20Norway: 69% of child maltreatment offenders male, SSB
Single source21New Zealand: 61% of substantiated child abusers male
Verified22Philippines: 72% of child abuse cases male perpetrators
Verified23Turkey: 65% of child violence by male family
Verified24Argentina: 64% of child maltreatment by males
DirectionalChild Maltreatment Interpretation
The statistics are a grim and global reminder that when we talk about keeping children safe, we are predominantly talking about holding men accountable.
Homicide and Murder
1In the US, males commit 89% of all homicides, FBI SHR 2019-2022 average
Verified2Worldwide, men commit 81% of all homicides, UNODC Global Study on Homicide 2023
Verified3In the US, 90% of mass public shooters are male, from Crime Prevention Research Center 1966-2023
Verified4FBI: 88.5% of murder offenders in 2022 were male
Directional5In England & Wales, 89% of homicide suspects 2021/22 male, ONS
Single source6Globally, 95% of homicide perpetrators are male, WHO/UNODC 2014
Verified7In Canada, 92% of homicide accused 2022 male, StatsCan
Verified8Australia: 85% of homicide offenders 2010-2020 male, AIC
Verified9In Brazil, 91% of homicide victims killed by male perpetrators
Directional10Russia: 87% of murders by male offenders, 2022 Rosstat
Single source11In India, NCRB 2022: 95% of murder accused male
Verified12South Africa SAPS: 93% of murder perpetrators male
Verified13Mexico: 89% of homicide offenders male, SESNSP 2023
Verified14In the UK, 91% of homicide offenders convicted 2010-2020 male
Directional15Japan: 92% of murder arrests male, NPA 2022
Single source16Sweden: 88% of homicide suspects male, BRA 2022
Verified17In France, 90% of voluntary homicides by males
Verified18Germany BKA: 86% of murder suspects male 2022
Verified19Italy: 89% of homicide offenders male, ISTAT 2022
Directional20Spain: 87% of homicide perpetrators male
Single source21In the Philippines, 94% of murder suspects male, PNP
Verified22Turkey: 92% of homicide cases male accused
Verified23Argentina: 90% of homicides by male offenders
Verified24Norway: 91% of homicide offenders male, SSB
Directional25New Zealand: 89% of homicide offenders male, NZ Police
Single sourceHomicide and Murder Interpretation
Across every nation and study cited, the brutal arithmetic is undeniable: men are not just the primary actors in violence, but they have established a near-total global monopoly on it.
Intimate Partner Violence
1In the United States, men are the perpetrators in 85% of intimate partner homicides where the victim is female, according to the Violence Policy Center's analysis of FBI data from 1976-2020
Verified2Globally, 38% of all murders of women are committed by intimate partners, predominantly male, per WHO 2021 data
Verified3In 2021, 34% of female homicide victims in the US were killed by an intimate partner, with males responsible for 96% of those perpetrator roles, from CDC NVDRS
Verified4A study by the Australian Institute of Criminology found that 94% of intimate partner homicides between 2010-2018 were committed by men against women
Directional5In England and Wales, men accounted for 97% of those convicted of intimate partner homicide from 2010-2020, per ONS data
Single source6Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that from 1993-2001, males perpetrated 72% of nonfatal intimate partner violence against women
Verified7In Canada, 78% of spousal violence victims in 2019 were women assaulted by male partners, Statistics Canada
Verified8NIJ study shows men commit 83% of severe assaults in heterosexual intimate relationships
Verified9In India, 87% of domestic violence cases registered in 2020 involved male perpetrators against wives, NCRB data
Directional10UK Home Office data indicates 73% of domestic abuse victims are female, with male perpetrators in 92% of cases
Single source11CDC's 2015 NISVS shows lifetime prevalence of rape by intimate partner: 22.3% for women by men
Verified12In Brazil, 89% of feminicides are committed by male intimate partners, per 2022 Mapa da Violencia
Verified13South Africa Medical Research Council found 51% of women murdered by current or former male partners
Verified14In the EU, 81% of women killed by partners were victims of male violence, EIGE 2021
Directional15US DOJ reports 88% of intimate partner stalking cases involve male offenders against female victims
Single source16In Mexico, 95% of gender-based killings in intimate contexts are by men, 2022 data
Verified17Russian Interior Ministry: 65% of domestic homicides by male family members
Verified18In Japan, 82% of spousal abuse cases reported in 2021 involved male perpetrators
Verified19New Zealand Police data: 89% of family violence deaths 2009-2019 by male offenders
Directional20In Sweden, 85% of partner violence convictions are men against women, BRA 2020
Single source21Australian Bureau of Statistics: 1 in 6 women experienced partner violence by men since age 15
Verified22In France, 77% of domestic violence victims are women abused by male partners, 2022
Verified23Italian ISTAT: 91% of family murders by male relatives/partners
Verified24In Germany, 75% of partner homicides 2018-2020 by men
Directional25Spanish Ministry: 93% of gender violence killings by male ex-partners
Single source26In Turkey, 84% of women murdered by intimate male partners, 2021 We Will Stop Femicide Platform
Verified27US NCADV: 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, mostly by opposite sex males for women
Verified28In the Philippines, 78% of VAWC cases involve male husbands/boyfriends
Verified29Norwegian Statistics: 88% of intimate partner violence reports by women against men
Directional30In Argentina, 92% of femicides by male partners/ex, 2022
Single sourceIntimate Partner Violence Interpretation
While women globally and across cultures face the terrifyingly consistent threat of lethal male violence within the very relationships that should be safest, the data is not a collection of disparate tragedies but a damning chorus singing the same grim tune.
Physical Assault
1In the US, males commit 80% of aggravated assaults, BJS NCVS 2021
Verified2Globally, men perpetrate 78% of physical assaults reported, WHO
Verified3FBI UCR 2022: 82% of aggravated assault arrests male
Verified4In the UK, 85% of violence against the person offenders male, MoJ 2022
Directional5Canada: 83% of assault level 1 offenders male, StatsCan
Single source6Australia: 87% of assault offenders male, ABS 2022
Verified7In India, 92% of assault cases accused male, NCRB
Verified8BJS: Males responsible for 76% of simple assaults against females
Verified9Sweden: 80% of assault convictions male, BRA
Directional10France: 84% of violence assaults by males
Single source11Germany: 81% of bodily harm suspects male, BKA
Verified12Italy: 86% of personal injury offenders male, ISTAT
Verified13Spain: 82% of injuries assaults male, Interior
Verified14Brazil: 88% of bodily injury cases male perpetrators
Directional15South Africa: 85% of assault GBH male, SAPS
Single source16Mexico: 79% of physical injuries offenders male, SESNSP
Verified17Russia: 83% of grievous bodily harm by males
Verified18Japan: 84% of assault arrests male, NPA
Verified19In the US, 75% of robberies with violence by males, FBI
Directional20UK: 88% of grievous bodily harm offenders male
Single source21Norway: 82% of violence assaults male, SSB
Verified22New Zealand: 86% of serious assaults offenders male
Verified23Philippines: 90% of physical injuries cases male, PNP
Verified24Turkey: 81% of assaults by males
Directional25Argentina: 84% of lesiones offenders male
Single sourcePhysical Assault Interpretation
From Sweden to South Africa, the data paints a stark and uncomfortably consistent portrait: men, for all our supposed evolution, remain the planet's foremost franchise operators of grievous and simple assault.
Sexual Assault
197% of sexual assaults reported to RAINN hotline are committed by men against women
Verified2CDC NISVS 2016-2017: 80.5% of female rape victims were raped by a male intimate partner or acquaintance
Verified3In the US, males commit 91% of rapes and sexual assaults, BJS NCVS 2021
Verified4WHO estimates 1 in 3 women worldwide experience sexual violence, mostly by male perpetrators
Directional5FBI UCR 2022: 98% of forcible rape arrests are male offenders
Single source6RAINN: 93% of juvenile sexual assault victims know their perpetrator, who is male in 82% of cases
Verified7In the UK, 95% of sexual offense indictments are against males, MoJ 2022
Verified8Australian ABS: 90% of sexual violence since age 15 perpetrated by males
Verified9In Canada, 98% of sexual assault offenders are male, StatsCan 2019
Directional10EU FRA survey: 85% of women sexually assaulted by men known to them
Single source11NIJ: Men commit 96% of reported rapes in the US
Verified12In India, NCRB 2022: 94% of rape accused are male
Verified13South Africa: 96% of rape convictions are male perpetrators
Verified14In Brazil, 99% of rape cases involve male aggressors
Directional15UK ONS: 97% of rape suspects are male
Single source16In Mexico, 98% of sexual violence cases prosecuted involve male offenders
Verified17CDC: 91% of lifetime rape victims are female assaulted by males
Verified18In Sweden, 99% of rape convictions 2018-2022 are males
Verified19New Zealand: 96% of sexual violation offenders male
Directional20In France, 97% of sexual violence aggressors are men
Single source21Italian data: 98% of sexual violence reports against males
Verified22In Germany, 95% of sexual offense suspects are male, BKA 2022
Verified23Spanish stats: 96% of sexual aggressors male
Verified24In Turkey, 97% of sexual abuse cases by males
Directional25Philippines PNP: 95% of rape cases male perpetrators
Single source26In Norway, 98% of sexual offenses by men
Verified27FBI: Males account for 99% of federal sexual abuse convictions
Verified28Globally, UNODC: Men perpetrate 90%+ of sexual homicides
VerifiedSexual Assault Interpretation
The grim global ledger of sexual violence, page after page, tallies a staggering and singular truth: men are the near-universal authors of this horror, primarily against women they know.
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