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95% of the victims are female. |
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95-98%
of the perpetrators are male. |
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Every 15 seconds a woman is beaten, raped, or killed. |
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Domestic violence occurs among all racial, ethnic, religious, and
socioeconomic groups. |
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Battering is the largest single major cause of injury to women. |
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Everyday, 4 women are murdered at the hands of an intimate partner. |
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About 2 - 4 million American women are battered each year by their partners. |
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Women are at a 75% greater risk of being killed after they leave their
partners. |
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About 1/3 of female homicide victims are killed by their partners. |
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Boys who have witnessed abuse of their
mothers are twice as likely to abuse their female partners and children as
adults. |
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Children who witness domestic violence are
more likely to commit sexual assault crimes. |
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Between 3 and 10 million American children
witness domestic violence each year. |
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Children of abused mothers are more likely to
attempt suicide, abuse drugs and alcohol, run away from home, and engage in
teenage prostitution. |
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In a 1992 study, 63% of imprisoned kids
between ages 11 20 were doing time for killing their mothers batterer. |
