Statistics While exact numbers on Domestic Violence incidents differ because this is such an underreported crime and a relatively new area of study, there are statistics on which most experts agree. The reality is that no matter the exact number violence against women is rampant in this country. Domestic Violence is the single greatest cause of injury to women (journal of Amer. Med. Assoc.) -Every 15 seconds a women in U.S. is beaten by current or former husband or intimate partner -As many as 70% of children who witness domestic violence are also victims of child abuse. 1/3 of all teenagers report having experienced violence in a dating relationship -4 million women are victims of severe assaults by boyfriends & husbands each year. -Approx. 1/3 of all women w/ children in homeless shelter cite Domestic Violence as the primary cause of their homelessness. (Philly Health Management Corp) -1500 American women are murdered by husbands or boyfriends each year (Source: FBI UCS.1996)
Posted on: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 07:50:55 +0000
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