MURDER. Every day 4 women die in this country as a result of domestic violence by husbands and boyfriends. That’s approximately 1,400 women a year. The number of women who have been murdered by their intimate partners is greater than the numbers of soldiers killed in the Vietnam War.
BATTERING. Although only 572,000 reports of assault by intimates are officially reported to federal officials each year. The most conservative estimates indicate 2 to 4 million women of all races and classes are battered each year. At least 170,000 of these violent incidents are serious enough to require hospitalization.
SEXUAL ASSAULT. Every year approximately 132,000 women report that they have been victims of rape or attempted rape and more than half of them knew their attackers. It is estimated that two to six times that many women are raped, but do not report it. Every year 1.2 million women are forcibly raped by their current or former male partners, some more than once.
TARGETS. Women are 10 times more likely then men to be victimized by an intimate. Young women, women who are separated, divorced or single, low-income women and African American women are disproportionately victims of assault and rape.
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Sources:
- Violence Against Women: A National Crime Victimization Survey Report, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
– The National Women’s Study: Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Medical University of South Carolina
– Five Issues in American Health: American Medical Association, Chicago