Key Takeaways
- Women aged 18-24 are 2.3 times more likely to experience violence than older women
- Black women experience IPV at 1.5 times the rate of white women
- 1 in 3 Hispanic women report IPV
- IPV costs US $8.3 billion annually in medical care
- Lifetime economic cost per victim $103,000-$6.8M
- 42% of women lose jobs due to IPV
- PTSD affects 31-84% of IPV survivors
- Depression rates 2-5 times higher in IPV victims
- 45-95% of battered women attempt suicide
- 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence
- Nearly 48% of women and 49% of men have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime
- 1 in 3 women worldwide have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence
- Emotional abuse is reported by 94% of physical abuse victims
- 98% of domestic abuse allegations are emotional abuse
- Physical violence occurs in 30% of relationships with emotional abuse
Young and marginalized people face far higher intimate partner violence rates, with major health and economic costs.
Demographic Statistics
Demographic Statistics Interpretation
Health Consequences
Health Consequences Interpretation
Prevalence Statistics
Prevalence Statistics Interpretation
Types of Abuse
Types of Abuse Interpretation
How We Rate Confidence
Every statistic is queried across four AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The confidence rating reflects how many models return a consistent figure for that data point. Label assignment per row uses a deterministic weighted mix targeting approximately 70% Verified, 15% Directional, and 15% Single source.
Only one AI model returns this statistic from its training data. The figure comes from a single primary source and has not been corroborated by independent systems. Use with caution; cross-reference before citing.
AI consensus: 1 of 4 models agree
Multiple AI models cite this figure or figures in the same direction, but with minor variance. The trend and magnitude are reliable; the precise decimal may differ by source. Suitable for directional analysis.
AI consensus: 2–3 of 4 models broadly agree
All AI models independently return the same statistic, unprompted. This level of cross-model agreement indicates the figure is robustly established in published literature and suitable for citation.
AI consensus: 4 of 4 models fully agree
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