Statistics

"In 1991 among all female murder victims in the US, 28% were slain by their husbands or boyfriends."-Uniform crime Reports of the US 1991 Federal Bureau of Investigation US Department of Justice,1991

"At least one woman is battered every 15 seconds.-Uniform crime Reports of the US 1991 Federal Bureau of Investigation US Department of Justice, 1991

TheFacts

Each year, 6 million American women are beaten by their partners, and 4,000 of them are killed.

Approximately half of all marriages in the U.S. involve at least one episode of battering; in about one quarter, battering is common.

Battering is the single major cause of injury to women in the U.S.

At least 25% of women using hospital emergency rooms due so as a result of battering.

About 40% of abused women are beaten while they are pregnant.

Battering occurs in all socio-economic, ethnic, racial, and age groups.

Battering becomes more frequent and more severe over time, unless someone acts to stop the violence.

1 in 4 female suicide victims are also victims of family violence.

Children are emotionally traumatized by witnessing family violence, many of them grow up to repeat the pattern as a victim or abuser.

Battering is a crime!

Battering is a learned behavior and it can be unlearned.

(I disagree! once an abuser, always an abuser!)

-Help And Emergency Response (HER) Dedicated To The Elimination Of Domestic Violence. Portsmouth VA