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Cited Statistics on Domestic ViolenceIt is estimated that every 9 seconds, a woman is battered. -The Department of Justice, 1991 Ninety-five percent of the victims of domestic violence are women. - “Report to the Nation on Crime and Justice” Research suggests that wife-beating results in more injuries that require medical treatment than rape, auto accidents, and muggings combined.
In the United States, a woman is more likely to be assaulted, injured, raped, or killed by a male partner than any other assailant. - “Resource Availability for Women at Risk” Violence will occur at least once in two-thirds of all marriages. - The Abusive Partner, M. Stark, 1982 During a six-month time period following an incident of domestic violence, approximately 32% of the women are victimized again. - National Crime Survey, 1983 Twenty-five percent of the women in the U.S. (12 million) will be abused by their current or former partners at some point during their lifetime. Three to four million women are physically abused each year. - Partner Abuse in Illinois: Knowing The average battered woman is attacked three times each year. - Intimate Violence, R. Gelles and M. Straus, 1988 The National Women's Study results indicate that 3.7% of women who have ever been married have suffered at the hands of a husband or ex-husband. These results mean that over 3.5 million American women are survivors of wife battering. - “The National Women's Study”, D. Kilpatrick, et. al., Approximately two-thirds of reported domestic violence incidents are classified as “simple assaults”, which is a misdemeanor. But as many as 50% of these “simple assaults” were as serious or more serious than 90% of all rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults in terms of physical injury. - “Preventing Domestic Violence Against Women”, 1986 A Police Foundation study conducted in Detroit and Kansas City found that in 85-90% of domestic homicides, police had been called at least once in the 2 years preceding the murder. In more than half of these cases, police had been called 5 times or more. - “Understanding Domestic Violence” Each year, more than one million women seek medical assistance for injuries caused by battering - “Medical Therapy as Repression” Battered Women are 4-5 times more likely than non-battered women to require psychiatric treatment. - “Violence Against Women: A Global Problem” Families in which domestic violence occurs use doctors 8 times more often, visit emergency rooms 6 times more often, and use 6 times more prescription drugs, than the general population. - “Domestic Violence: A Community Crisis Twenty to thirty percent of women in the emergency room are there due to abuse. - “California Hospital Emergency Departments' Every year, domestic violence results in almost 100,000 days of hospitalizations, almost 30,000 emergency department visits, and almost 40,000 visits to a physician. - “Five Issues in American Health”, Chicago In a study of 691 white, African-American, and Hispanic women, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control, 1 in 6 reported physical abuse during their present pregnancy. One in four reported physical abuse in the last calendar year. - “Assessing for Abuse During Pregnancy: Being abused or neglected as a child increases the likelihood of arrest as a juvenile by 53%, as an adult by 38%, and for violent crime by 38%. - “The Cycle of Violence”, C.S. Widom Approximately 3.3 million children witness abuse between their parents each year, based on estimates of partner abuse. - Domestic Violence: A National Curriculum Women are more likely to be victims of homicide when they are estranged from their husbands than when they live with them. The risk of homicide is higher in the first 2 months after separation. - “Spousal Homicide Risk and Estrangement” Four women each day and more than 1,000 women each year, are killed by their partners. - Partner Abuse in Illinois: Knowing At least 42% of women who are murdered, are killed by their partners. - Domestic Violence: A National Curriculum Sixty-three percent of all males between 11 and 20 doing time for homicide in America, killed their mother's batterer. - Partner Abuse in Illinois: Knowing If you would like more information about A Safe Place and the programs we provide, please call us at 847-731-7165 or email us at info@asafeplaceforhelp.org. |
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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. Related Domestic Violence Safety Facts
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