Statistics

• 7% of women (3.9 million) are physically abused by their partners, and 37% (20.7 million) are verbally or emotionally abused.
  
  §         Every 9 seconds a woman is physically abused by her husband.
  
  §         95% of assaults on spouses or ex-spouses are committed by men against women.
  
  
  §         Within the last year, 7% of American women (3.9 million) who are married or living with someone as a couple were physically abused, and 37% (20.7 million) were verbally or emotionally abused by their spouse or partner. (The Commonwealth Fund, N.Y. 1991)
  
  §         Every 9 seconds a woman is physically abused by her husband. (The Commonwealth Fund, N.Y. 1991)
  
  §         The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that 95% of assaults on spouses or ex-spouses are committed by men against women. (Assessing Violent Couples, H. Douglas, Families in Society, 11/91)
  
  §         Domestic violence is repetitive in nature: about 1 in 5 women victimized by their spouse or ex-spouse reported that they had been a victim of a series of at least 3 assaults in the last 6 months. (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 10/93)
  
  §         30% of Women presenting with injuries to the emergency department were identified as having injuries caused by battering. (American Journal of Public Health, 1/89)
  
  §         Pregnancy is a risk factor. Several studies indicate a range of incidence from 17% to 26% of pregnant women. (Public Health Nursing, 9/87)
  
  §         42% of murdered women are killed by their intimate partners. (FBI's 88-91 Uniform Crime Reports)
  
  
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