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Statistics of Battered Women
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7% of women (3.9 million) are physically abused by their partners, and 37% (20.7 million) are verbally or emotionally abused.
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Every 9 seconds a woman is physically abused by her husband.
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95% of assaults on spouses or ex-spouses are committed by men against women.
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30% of women presenting with injuries to the emergency department had injuries caused by battering.
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From 7% to 26% of pregnant women are abused.
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42% of murdered women are killed by their intimate partners.
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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)
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Every 9 seconds a woman is physically abused by her husband. (The Commonwealth Fund, N.Y. 1991)
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The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that 95% of assaults on spouses or ex-spouses are committed by men against women. (Assessing Violent Couples, H. Douglas, Families in Society, 11/91)
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Domestic violence is a repetitive in nature: about 1 in 5 women victimized by their spouse or ex-spouse reported that they had been a victim of a series of at least 3 assaults in the last 6 months. (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 10/93)
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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)
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Pregnancy is a risk factor. Several studies indicate a range of incidence from 17% to 26% of pregnant women. (Public Health Nursing, 9/87)
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42% of murdered women are killed by their intimate partners. (FBI's 88-91 Uniform Crime Reports)
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A Safe Place provides individual and group counseling to victims of domestic violence in both the residential and nonresidential programs.
The 24-hour HELP LINE, 847-249-4450; TTY 847-249-6557, can provide assistance in accessing services.
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