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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BANNER

This page is dedicated in memory of

JACKIE SMARTT BRADY MANNING

Nearly 2 in 3 female victims of violence were related to or knew their attacker.

Over two-thirds of violent victimizations against women were committed by someone known to them: 31% of female victims reported that the offender was a stranger. Approximately 28% were intimates such as husbands or boyfriends, 35% were acquaintances, and the remaining 5% were other relatives.

Almost 6 times as many women victimized by intimates (18%) as those victimized by strangers (3%) did not report their violent victimization to police because they feared reprisal from the offender.

Annually, compared to males, females experienced over 10 times as many incidents of violence by an intimate. On average each year, women experienced 572,032 violent victimizations at the hands of an intimate, compared to 48,983 incidents committed against men.

Battered women seek medical attention for injuries sustained as a consequence of domestic violence significantly more often after separation than during cohabitation; about 75% of the visits to emergency rooms by battered women occur after separation . About 75% of the calls to law enforcement for intervention and assistance in domestic violence occur after separation from batterers. One study revealed that half of the homicides of female spouses and partners were committed by men after separation from batterers

There are 1,500 shelters for battered women in the United States. There are 3,800 animal shelters

Each year, medical expenses from domestic violence total at least $3 to $5 billion. Businesses forfeit another $100 million in lost wages, sick leave, absenteeism and non-productivity.

It is estimated that 25% of workplace problems such as absenteeism, lower productivity, turnover and excessive use of medical benefits are due to family violence.

From 1983 to 1991, the number of domestic violence reports received increased by almost 117%.

According to a national survey of the health of women , an estimated 1.4 million women between the ages of 45 to 64 were physically abused by their spouses.

From 1986 to 1988, elder abuse reports increased by almost 20% nationally. Research studies indicate that only 1 in 4 elder abuse incidents are reported, suggesting that 2 million incidents of elder abuse occurred in 1988.

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