20 Alarming Domestic Violence Statistics

Domestic Violence is a major issue in the U.S. and around the world, and many nonprofit organizations work tirelessly to provide critical support and services to survivors. Every year, more than 10 million men and women in the U.S. are subjected to Domestic Violence. Its impact can be felt far and wide:

1. More than 1 in 3 women (35.6%) and more than 1 in 4 men (28.5%) in the U.S. will experience rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. (source) 
2. Nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this adds up to more than 10 million women and men. (source) 
3. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have experienced severe physical violence by an intimate partner during their lifetime. (source)
4. Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crimes. (source)
5. On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide. (source)
6. Worldwide, almost one-third (27%) of women aged 15-49 years who have been in a relationship report that they have been subjected to some form of physical and/or sexual violence by their intimate partner. (source)
7. 1 in 4 gay men, 1 in 3 bisexual men and 3 in 10 heterosexual men will experience rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. (source)
8. 44% of lesbian women and 61% of bisexual women experience rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner. (source)
9. Nearly 2 in 5 transgender people report having experienced intimate partner violence or other forms of coercive control and/or physical harm. (source)
10. Most cases of domestic violence are never reported to the police. (source)
11. In domestic violence homicides, women are six times more likely to be killed when a gun is in the house. (source)
12. 1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year, and 90% of these children are eyewitnesses to this violence. (source)
13. Almost half (47.5%) of American Indian/Alaska Native women, 45.1% of non-Hispanic Black women, 37.3% of non-Hispanic White women, 34.4% of Hispanic women, and 18.3% of Asian-Pacific Islander women experience contact sexual violence, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. (source)
14. Globally as many as 38% of all murders of women are committed by intimate partners. (source)
15. Women with disabilities have a 40% greater risk of intimate partner violence, especially severe violence, than women without disabilities. (source)
16. 53% of battered women still involved with the perpetrator experienced self-blame for causing the violence. (source)
17. Approximately 63% of homeless women have experienced domestic violence in their adult lives. (source)
18. 1 in 5 female high school students reports being physically and/or sexually abused by a dating partner. (source)
19. A study shows that the lifetime economic cost of intimate partner violence to the U.S. population is $3.6 trillion. (source)
20. On average, more than 3 women and 1 man are murdered by their intimate partners in the U.S. every day. (source) 

The numbers may be staggering, but so many great organizations are working to end domestic violence and support its survivors. 

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If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, call The National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−7233 or visit their website to chat online 24/7.