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
- 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
- In the UK, 70% of child homicide perpetrators are male parents/step-parents, NSPCC
- Canada: Fathers/male partners 44% of child abuse deaths
- Australia: 60% of child physical abuse by male perpetrators, AIHW
- In India, 68% of child sexual abuse by male relatives, NCRB
- Sweden: Males 55% of registered child abusers, BRA
- Germany: 62% of child physical violence by fathers/stepfathers
- France: 58% of filicide by fathers
- Italy: 67% of child maltreatment suspects male, ISTAT
- Spain: 59% of child abuse cases male aggressors
- Brazil: 71% of child violence by male family members
- South Africa: Males 66% of child abuse perpetrators
- Mexico: 63% of violence against children by male relatives
- Russia: 57% of child abuse by fathers
- Japan: 54% of child physical abuse by fathers
- In the US, 78% of child sexual abuse perpetrators are male, CDC
- UK: 80% of child sexual abuse by males, NSPCC
- Norway: 69% of child maltreatment offenders male, SSB
- New Zealand: 61% of substantiated child abusers male
- Philippines: 72% of child abuse cases male perpetrators
- Turkey: 65% of child violence by male family
- Argentina: 64% of child maltreatment by males
Child 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
- 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
- FBI: 88.5% of murder offenders in 2022 were male
- In England & Wales, 89% of homicide suspects 2021/22 male, ONS
- Globally, 95% of homicide perpetrators are male, WHO/UNODC 2014
- In Canada, 92% of homicide accused 2022 male, StatsCan
- Australia: 85% of homicide offenders 2010-2020 male, AIC
- In Brazil, 91% of homicide victims killed by male perpetrators
- Russia: 87% of murders by male offenders, 2022 Rosstat
- In India, NCRB 2022: 95% of murder accused male
- South Africa SAPS: 93% of murder perpetrators male
- Mexico: 89% of homicide offenders male, SESNSP 2023
- In the UK, 91% of homicide offenders convicted 2010-2020 male
- Japan: 92% of murder arrests male, NPA 2022
- Sweden: 88% of homicide suspects male, BRA 2022
- In France, 90% of voluntary homicides by males
- Germany BKA: 86% of murder suspects male 2022
- Italy: 89% of homicide offenders male, ISTAT 2022
- Spain: 87% of homicide perpetrators male
- In the Philippines, 94% of murder suspects male, PNP
- Turkey: 92% of homicide cases male accused
- Argentina: 90% of homicides by male offenders
- Norway: 91% of homicide offenders male, SSB
- New Zealand: 89% of homicide offenders male, NZ Police
Homicide 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
- 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
- A study by the Australian Institute of Criminology found that 94% of intimate partner homicides between 2010-2018 were committed by men against women
- In England and Wales, men accounted for 97% of those convicted of intimate partner homicide from 2010-2020, per ONS data
- Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that from 1993-2001, males perpetrated 72% of nonfatal intimate partner violence against women
- In Canada, 78% of spousal violence victims in 2019 were women assaulted by male partners, Statistics Canada
- NIJ study shows men commit 83% of severe assaults in heterosexual intimate relationships
- In India, 87% of domestic violence cases registered in 2020 involved male perpetrators against wives, NCRB data
- UK Home Office data indicates 73% of domestic abuse victims are female, with male perpetrators in 92% of cases
- CDC's 2015 NISVS shows lifetime prevalence of rape by intimate partner: 22.3% for women by men
- In Brazil, 89% of feminicides are committed by male intimate partners, per 2022 Mapa da Violencia
- South Africa Medical Research Council found 51% of women murdered by current or former male partners
- In the EU, 81% of women killed by partners were victims of male violence, EIGE 2021
- US DOJ reports 88% of intimate partner stalking cases involve male offenders against female victims
- In Mexico, 95% of gender-based killings in intimate contexts are by men, 2022 data
- Russian Interior Ministry: 65% of domestic homicides by male family members
- In Japan, 82% of spousal abuse cases reported in 2021 involved male perpetrators
- New Zealand Police data: 89% of family violence deaths 2009-2019 by male offenders
- In Sweden, 85% of partner violence convictions are men against women, BRA 2020
- Australian Bureau of Statistics: 1 in 6 women experienced partner violence by men since age 15
- In France, 77% of domestic violence victims are women abused by male partners, 2022
- Italian ISTAT: 91% of family murders by male relatives/partners
- In Germany, 75% of partner homicides 2018-2020 by men
- Spanish Ministry: 93% of gender violence killings by male ex-partners
- In Turkey, 84% of women murdered by intimate male partners, 2021 We Will Stop Femicide Platform
- US NCADV: 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, mostly by opposite sex males for women
- In the Philippines, 78% of VAWC cases involve male husbands/boyfriends
- Norwegian Statistics: 88% of intimate partner violence reports by women against men
- In Argentina, 92% of femicides by male partners/ex, 2022
Intimate 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
- 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 UK, 85% of violence against the person offenders male, MoJ 2022
- Canada: 83% of assault level 1 offenders male, StatsCan
- Australia: 87% of assault offenders male, ABS 2022
- In India, 92% of assault cases accused male, NCRB
- BJS: Males responsible for 76% of simple assaults against females
- Sweden: 80% of assault convictions male, BRA
- France: 84% of violence assaults by males
- Germany: 81% of bodily harm suspects male, BKA
- Italy: 86% of personal injury offenders male, ISTAT
- Spain: 82% of injuries assaults male, Interior
- Brazil: 88% of bodily injury cases male perpetrators
- South Africa: 85% of assault GBH male, SAPS
- Mexico: 79% of physical injuries offenders male, SESNSP
- Russia: 83% of grievous bodily harm by males
- Japan: 84% of assault arrests male, NPA
- In the US, 75% of robberies with violence by males, FBI
- UK: 88% of grievous bodily harm offenders male
- Norway: 82% of violence assaults male, SSB
- New Zealand: 86% of serious assaults offenders male
- Philippines: 90% of physical injuries cases male, PNP
- Turkey: 81% of assaults by males
- Argentina: 84% of lesiones offenders male
Physical 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
- 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
- WHO estimates 1 in 3 women worldwide experience sexual violence, mostly by male perpetrators
- FBI UCR 2022: 98% of forcible rape arrests are male offenders
- RAINN: 93% of juvenile sexual assault victims know their perpetrator, who is male in 82% of cases
- In the UK, 95% of sexual offense indictments are against males, MoJ 2022
- Australian ABS: 90% of sexual violence since age 15 perpetrated by males
- In Canada, 98% of sexual assault offenders are male, StatsCan 2019
- EU FRA survey: 85% of women sexually assaulted by men known to them
- NIJ: Men commit 96% of reported rapes in the US
- In India, NCRB 2022: 94% of rape accused are male
- South Africa: 96% of rape convictions are male perpetrators
- In Brazil, 99% of rape cases involve male aggressors
- UK ONS: 97% of rape suspects are male
- In Mexico, 98% of sexual violence cases prosecuted involve male offenders
- CDC: 91% of lifetime rape victims are female assaulted by males
- In Sweden, 99% of rape convictions 2018-2022 are males
- New Zealand: 96% of sexual violation offenders male
- In France, 97% of sexual violence aggressors are men
- Italian data: 98% of sexual violence reports against males
- In Germany, 95% of sexual offense suspects are male, BKA 2022
- Spanish stats: 96% of sexual aggressors male
- In Turkey, 97% of sexual abuse cases by males
- Philippines PNP: 95% of rape cases male perpetrators
- In Norway, 98% of sexual offenses by men
- FBI: Males account for 99% of federal sexual abuse convictions
- Globally, UNODC: Men perpetrate 90%+ of sexual homicides
Sexual 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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