Statistics

• Men are victims of nearly 3 million assaults in USA

• 1 in 4 women experience DV during her lifetime

• 1 in 3 (30%) of women globally have been subjected to physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime

• 60%+ DV incidents happen at home

• 3rd leading cause of homelessness among families

• Women 20-24 are at greater risk

• Almost 1/3 (27%) of women aged 15-49 years who have been in a relationship report having been subjected to some form of physical and/or sexual violence by their intimate partner

• 1 in 3 homicide victims result from DV murders; Globally, 38% of all murders of women are committed by intimate partners

• 30% to 60% children in DV homes are abused or neglected

• Most DV incidents are never reported