Information about domestic (intimate partner) violence.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, intimate partner violence includes victimization by current and former spouses or current and former dating partners. Violence can include physical, sexual, emotional, and economic abuse, according to the Office on Violence Against Women.
Worldwide:
Thirty-five percent of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence, according to a 2013 United Nations global review of available data.
One out of every three women has experienced intimate partner abuse during her lifetime, according to the American Psychology Association.
United States:
Each minute – Twenty-four people are victims of intimate partner violence, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Each day – Three or more women are murdered by their boyfriends or husbands on average, according to the American Psychology Association.
Each month – The National Domestic Violence Hotline receives an average of 22,000 calls.
Each year – Over 12 million women and men are victims of intimate partner violence, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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