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Domestic Violence – The Facts

Violence at home is the single greatest cause of injury to women in our country.
National Coalition against Domestic Violence 8/89 report.

Abusive men, who kill their partners, serve an average of two-six year terms. Women who kill their partners, usually in self-defense, serve an average of fifteen years.
National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women, Ruth Peachey, 1988.

In 44 cities surveyed, domestic violence ranks #1 among the causes of homelessness.
US Conference of Mayors, A Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in America’s Cities: A 25-City Survey, December 2003.

15% of all domestic abuse victims are men.
Intimate Partner Violence, 1993-2001”, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003.

26% of mothers under age 18 experience domestic violence within three months of their child’s birth.
Family Planning Perspectives, Alan Guttmacher Institute, 1999.

37% of women treated in emergency rooms for violent injuries were hurt by a current or former partner.
“Violence Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments.” US Department of Justice, August 1997.

44% of women murdered by an intimate partner visited an emergency room in the two years prior to their deaths.
“Predicting Future Injury Among Women in Abusive Relationships.” The Journal of Trauma Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 2004.

1,200 = the number of women killed by domestic partners each year.
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2002.

Since 1996 there have been 1,000,000 calls to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
National Domestic Violence Hotline.

In 2005, Family Violence Prevention Service Programs were UNDER funded by $48,000,000.00.
Campaign for Funding to End Violence Against Women. FY 2006 Budget Briefing Book.