A woman is beaten every 15 seconds. *FBI derived estimate from Murray Straus, Richard J. Gelles, and Suzanne K. Steinmetz’s book Behind Closed Doors: Violence in the American Family.
A woman is beaten every 9 seconds. *Commonwealth Fund study 1993.
4 million women beaten and abused each year. *No source
2 million women beaten and abused each year. *Estimated survey from Straus, Gelles & Steinmetz.
Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to woman between the ages of 15 & 44 in the USA, more than car accidents, muggings & rapes combined. *This factoid attributed to both Surgeon General Antonia Novello & The Centers for Disease Control; primary source of this “fact” is research by Evan Stark & Ann Flitcraft.
Battering during pregnancy is the leading cause of birth defects and infant mortality. *No source
Family Violence has killed more women in the last five years as the total number of Americans who were killed in the Vietnam War. *Report by Dr. Robert Mc Afee, past president of the American Medical Association.
About 1,500 women were killed by their husbands or boyfriends each year. *FBI, Uniform Crime Statistics.
Total number of woman homicide victims each year is about 5,000. *No source
Risk of homicide is higher in first two months after separation. *Wilson, Margo & Martin Daly (1993) “Spousal Homicide Risk and Estrangement” Violence and Victims, 8, 3 – 16.
Women who kill their batterers receive longer prison sentences then men who kill their partners. The average prison sentence for men = 17.5 years and for women = 6.2 years. *According to Bureau of Justice Statistics, Violence Between Intimates (Nov. 1994)
Women are 7 to 10 items more likely to be injured in acts of intimate violence than are men. *Data and research collected from National Crime Victimization Survey (Bureau of Justice Statistics) & Straus, Steinmetz and Gelles.
Approximately 1,500 women are killed each year by husbands or boyfriends. *Reports by F.B.I.
Domestic Violence is more likely to occur in homes below the poverty line, in minority households and among men and woman 18 – 30 years of age. *No source
Between 16% to 52% of women globally experience violence from an intimate partner at least once in there lives. *Studies by WHO, noted by The International Planned Parenthood Association.
Women aged 15 – 44 years gender violence accounts for more death and disability than cancer, malaria, traffic injuries or war put together (IPPA:www.ippf.org,2002)
Belgium = 40% women suffer several acts of violence within their family environment. Finland = 22% of all married and cohabiting woman have been victims of violence or threats of violent. Netherlands = 20.8% women at risk of physical violence at some time during their adult life. UK & Portugal = 45% of all violent crime takes place within the family. *1999 Data from Europeans Women’s Lobby.
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