The National Crime Victimization Survey found that in 2005, 14% of the households
in the United States experienced one or more violent or property victimizations.
About one in 320 households were affected by intimate partner violence.
Citation: Klaus, P. National Crime Victimization Survey: Crime and the Nation’s Households,
2005. Washington DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics, DOJ (US); April 2007
Nearly 5.3 million intimate partner victimizations occur each year among U.S. women
ages 18 and older. This violence results in nearly 2 million injuries and 1,300 deaths.
Citation: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: Costs of Intimate Partner Violence
Against Women in the United States. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention; 2003
44% of women murdered by their intimate partner had visited an emergency
department within two years of the homicide. Of these women, 93% had at least one
injury visit.
Citation: Crandall M, Nathens AB, Kernic MA, Hold VL, Rivara FP. Predicting future injury among
women in abusive relationships. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection and Critical Care 2004; 56
(4): 902 12
Intimate partner violence occurs across all populations, irrespective of social,
economic, religious or cultural group. Young women and those below the poverty
line are disproportionately affected.
Citation: Heise L, Garcia-Moreno C. Violence by Intimate Partners. In: Krug E, Dahlberg LL,
Mercy JA, et al, editors. World Report on Violence and Health. Geneva (Switzerland): World
Health Organization; 2002. 9. 87-121
Seventy-four percent of all murder-suicides involved an intimate partner. Of these,
96% were females killed by their intimate partners and 75% of those incidents
occurred in the home.
Citation: Violence Policy Center: American Roulette: Murder-Suicide in the United States.
Washington DC: (US) May 2006
Homicide committed by an intimate or former intimate partner is the leading cause of
death of pregnant women in the United States.
Citation: Chang, Jeani; Cynthia Berg; Linda Saltzman and Joy Herndon, 2005. Homicide: A
Leading Cause of Injury Deaths Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in the United
States, 1991-1999. American Journal of Public Health, 96 (3): 471-477
The Uniform Crime Report Program’s Supplementary Homicide Report Table “Murder
by Relationship” listed 1,823 deaths in the category “Family” in 2005. Of those, 594
deaths were under the heading of “Wife” and 135 were “Husband.”
Citation: Crime in the United States 2005. Washington DC: DOJ-FBI September 2006
Female murder victims are substantially more likely than male murder victims to have
been killed by an intimate or former intimate partner.
Citation: Fox JA, Zawitz MW, Homicide Trends in the United States. Washington DC: DOJ-BJS
(US) 2005.• The National Domestic Violence Hotline has received more than 1,000,000 calls
for assistance since February 1996
Women whose partners had been drinking were significantly more likely to be injured
than were women whose partners had not been drinking. A woman’s own alcohol
use was unrelated to victimization outcomes.
Citation: Marti Thompson and JB Kilgore, 2006. The Roles of Victim and Perpetrator Alcohol
Use in Intimate Partner Violence Outcomes. Journal of interpersonal Violence 2006; 21 (2):
163-177
When updated to 2003 dollars, intimate partner violence costs exceed $8.3 billion,
which includes $460 million for rape, $6.2 billion for physical assault, $461 million
stalking and $1.2 billion in the value of lives lost.
Citation: Max W, Rice DP, Finkelstein, E, Bardwell RA, Leadbetter S. The Economic Toll of
Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the United States. Violence and Victims 2004; 19
(3): 259-272
Victims of intimate partner violence lose a total of nearly 8 million days of paid work-
the equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time jobs-and nearly 5.6 million days of
household productivity each year as a result of abuse.
Citation: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control; Costs of Intimate Partner Violence
Against Women in the United States. Atlanta (GA): Center for Disease Control and
Prevention, 2003
Individuals who were physically punished during childhood are more likely to engage
in physical and verbal aggression with their spouses, individuals who were physically
punished during childhood are more controlling with their spouses and individuals
who were physically punished during childhood are less able to take their spouse’s
perspective.
Citation: Alicia D. Cast, Schweingruber, David and Berns, Nancy. Childhood Physical Punishment
and Problem Solving in Marriage. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 2006; 21(2): 244-261
Women with a history of intimate partner violence report 60% higher rates of health
problems than do women with no history of abuse.
Citation: Campbell JC, Jones AS, Dienemann J, Kub J, Schollenberger J, O’Campo P, et al.
Intimate Partner Violence and Physical Health Consequences. Archives of Internal Medicine
2002; 162 (10): 1157-1163
Women who experienced any level of physical assault or sexual coercion by their
intimate partners (before or during pregnancy) had higher levels of depressive
symptoms compared to non-victims.
Citation: Martin S., Li, Yun, Casanueva, C, Harris-Britt, A., Kupper, L, Cloutier, S. Intimate
Partner Violence and Women’s Depression Before and During Pregnancy. Violence Against
Women 2006; 12 (3): 221-239
Women residing at domestic violence shelters were nearly 11 times more likely to
report that their partner had hurt or killed pets than a comparison group of women
who said they had not experienced intimate violence and that often their children
had witnessed the abuse.
Citation: Ascione, F, Weber C, Thompson T, Heath J, Maruyama M, Hayashi K. Battered Pets
and Domestic Violence. Violence Against Women 2007; 13 (4): 354-373
Abusive men who kill are generally more conventional with respect to their childhood
backgrounds, education, employment and criminal careers are more likely to be
possessive and jealous and are more likely to be separated from their partner at the
time of the event but less likely to have been drunk at the time of the event.
Citation: Dobash RE, Dobash RP, Cavanagh K, Medina-Azia J. Lethal and Nonlethal Violence
Against an Intimate Female Partner. Violence Against Women 2007; 13 (4) 329-353
in the United States experienced one or more violent or property victimizations.
About one in 320 households were affected by intimate partner violence.
Citation: Klaus, P. National Crime Victimization Survey: Crime and the Nation’s Households,
2005. Washington DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics, DOJ (US); April 2007
Nearly 5.3 million intimate partner victimizations occur each year among U.S. women
ages 18 and older. This violence results in nearly 2 million injuries and 1,300 deaths.
Citation: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: Costs of Intimate Partner Violence
Against Women in the United States. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention; 2003
44% of women murdered by their intimate partner had visited an emergency
department within two years of the homicide. Of these women, 93% had at least one
injury visit.
Citation: Crandall M, Nathens AB, Kernic MA, Hold VL, Rivara FP. Predicting future injury among
women in abusive relationships. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection and Critical Care 2004; 56
(4): 902 12
Intimate partner violence occurs across all populations, irrespective of social,
economic, religious or cultural group. Young women and those below the poverty
line are disproportionately affected.
Citation: Heise L, Garcia-Moreno C. Violence by Intimate Partners. In: Krug E, Dahlberg LL,
Mercy JA, et al, editors. World Report on Violence and Health. Geneva (Switzerland): World
Health Organization; 2002. 9. 87-121
Seventy-four percent of all murder-suicides involved an intimate partner. Of these,
96% were females killed by their intimate partners and 75% of those incidents
occurred in the home.
Citation: Violence Policy Center: American Roulette: Murder-Suicide in the United States.
Washington DC: (US) May 2006
Homicide committed by an intimate or former intimate partner is the leading cause of
death of pregnant women in the United States.
Citation: Chang, Jeani; Cynthia Berg; Linda Saltzman and Joy Herndon, 2005. Homicide: A
Leading Cause of Injury Deaths Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women in the United
States, 1991-1999. American Journal of Public Health, 96 (3): 471-477
The Uniform Crime Report Program’s Supplementary Homicide Report Table “Murder
by Relationship” listed 1,823 deaths in the category “Family” in 2005. Of those, 594
deaths were under the heading of “Wife” and 135 were “Husband.”
Citation: Crime in the United States 2005. Washington DC: DOJ-FBI September 2006
Female murder victims are substantially more likely than male murder victims to have
been killed by an intimate or former intimate partner.
Citation: Fox JA, Zawitz MW, Homicide Trends in the United States. Washington DC: DOJ-BJS
(US) 2005.• The National Domestic Violence Hotline has received more than 1,000,000 calls
for assistance since February 1996
Women whose partners had been drinking were significantly more likely to be injured
than were women whose partners had not been drinking. A woman’s own alcohol
use was unrelated to victimization outcomes.
Citation: Marti Thompson and JB Kilgore, 2006. The Roles of Victim and Perpetrator Alcohol
Use in Intimate Partner Violence Outcomes. Journal of interpersonal Violence 2006; 21 (2):
163-177
When updated to 2003 dollars, intimate partner violence costs exceed $8.3 billion,
which includes $460 million for rape, $6.2 billion for physical assault, $461 million
stalking and $1.2 billion in the value of lives lost.
Citation: Max W, Rice DP, Finkelstein, E, Bardwell RA, Leadbetter S. The Economic Toll of
Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the United States. Violence and Victims 2004; 19
(3): 259-272
Victims of intimate partner violence lose a total of nearly 8 million days of paid work-
the equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time jobs-and nearly 5.6 million days of
household productivity each year as a result of abuse.
Citation: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control; Costs of Intimate Partner Violence
Against Women in the United States. Atlanta (GA): Center for Disease Control and
Prevention, 2003
Individuals who were physically punished during childhood are more likely to engage
in physical and verbal aggression with their spouses, individuals who were physically
punished during childhood are more controlling with their spouses and individuals
who were physically punished during childhood are less able to take their spouse’s
perspective.
Citation: Alicia D. Cast, Schweingruber, David and Berns, Nancy. Childhood Physical Punishment
and Problem Solving in Marriage. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 2006; 21(2): 244-261
Women with a history of intimate partner violence report 60% higher rates of health
problems than do women with no history of abuse.
Citation: Campbell JC, Jones AS, Dienemann J, Kub J, Schollenberger J, O’Campo P, et al.
Intimate Partner Violence and Physical Health Consequences. Archives of Internal Medicine
2002; 162 (10): 1157-1163
Women who experienced any level of physical assault or sexual coercion by their
intimate partners (before or during pregnancy) had higher levels of depressive
symptoms compared to non-victims.
Citation: Martin S., Li, Yun, Casanueva, C, Harris-Britt, A., Kupper, L, Cloutier, S. Intimate
Partner Violence and Women’s Depression Before and During Pregnancy. Violence Against
Women 2006; 12 (3): 221-239
Women residing at domestic violence shelters were nearly 11 times more likely to
report that their partner had hurt or killed pets than a comparison group of women
who said they had not experienced intimate violence and that often their children
had witnessed the abuse.
Citation: Ascione, F, Weber C, Thompson T, Heath J, Maruyama M, Hayashi K. Battered Pets
and Domestic Violence. Violence Against Women 2007; 13 (4): 354-373
Abusive men who kill are generally more conventional with respect to their childhood
backgrounds, education, employment and criminal careers are more likely to be
possessive and jealous and are more likely to be separated from their partner at the
time of the event but less likely to have been drunk at the time of the event.
Citation: Dobash RE, Dobash RP, Cavanagh K, Medina-Azia J. Lethal and Nonlethal Violence
Against an Intimate Female Partner. Violence Against Women 2007; 13 (4) 329-353
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You are a survivor. Perhaps you have endured soreness, fear, bruising, shame, muscle
tension, guilt, headaches, helplessness, exhaustion, various physical injuries, the nameless
feeling of "I'm going crazy." You are a survivor. Domestic violence is life threatening -
one incident can be fatal to your or your abuser. You have a right to feel safe, happy,
and healthy. Please seek help now. You have many choices. If you contact
F.A.I.T.H. Denver we will provide confidential safety and support that will help you reclaim
hope, self-worth, wholeness, joy, love, and community. Your local domestic violence
hotlines, organizations, and legal aids want to help you. Or, if you prefer, contact the
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-SAFE). If you are a teen, please call the
National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline (1-800-331-9474). We're ready to provide you
caring safety and support. Please seek help now survivor.
tension, guilt, headaches, helplessness, exhaustion, various physical injuries, the nameless
feeling of "I'm going crazy." You are a survivor. Domestic violence is life threatening -
one incident can be fatal to your or your abuser. You have a right to feel safe, happy,
and healthy. Please seek help now. You have many choices. If you contact
F.A.I.T.H. Denver we will provide confidential safety and support that will help you reclaim
hope, self-worth, wholeness, joy, love, and community. Your local domestic violence
hotlines, organizations, and legal aids want to help you. Or, if you prefer, contact the
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-SAFE). If you are a teen, please call the
National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline (1-800-331-9474). We're ready to provide you
caring safety and support. Please seek help now survivor.
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