Did you know?
- Every nine seconds a woman is physically abused by her husband. (The Commonwealth Fund , N.Y. 1991)
- 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)
- 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).
- 42% of murdered women were killed by intimate partners. (FBI's 88-91 Uniform Crime Reports .)
- Each year, an estimated 3.3 million children witness domestic violence.
- Children in homes where domestic violence occurs are physically abused or seriously neglected at a rate 1500% higher than the national average in the general population.
- Children are present in 41-55% of homes where police intervene in domestic violence calls.
- 72% of women seeking refuge at a shelter bring their children with them; 21% of women bring three or more children.
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