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women will experience violence by an intimate partner
sometime during her lifetime. One out of every six
women will be raped during her lifetime.
ºOf those victimized by an intimate partner,
85% are women and 15% are men. In other
words, women are 5 to 8 times more likely
than men to be victimized by an intimate partner.
ºWomen age 16 to 24 are most likely to be
victimized by an intimate partner.
ºAfrican-American women experience more
domestic violence than White women in the age
group of 20-24. However, Black and White
women experience the same level of
victimization in all other age categories.
ºHispanic women are less likely to be victimized
than non-Hispanic women in every age group.
ºWomen are most vulnerable to violence when
separated from their intimate partner. The
second most vulnerable group are those who
are divorced. This can discourage women from
leaving their abusive partner, out of fear
that it will increase their risk of victimization.
ºApproximately 40-50% of female victims are
physically injured when assaulted by their
intimate partner, accounting for over 200,000
visits to the hospital emergency room each year.
ºOnly about 1 in 5 of domestic violence
victims with physical injuries
seek professional medical treatment.
ºWomen are far more likely than men to be
murdered by an intimate partner. Of those
murdered by their intimate partner, 74% are
women and 26% are men. In other words, nearly
3 out of 4 of the murders committed by
intimate partners have a female victim.
ºBetween 1976 and 1996, there was a "sharp
decrease" in the number of men murdered by
intimate partners, where as the number of
women murdered by an intimate partner
remained constant. Some have attributed this
to the increasing availability of shelters
which provide battered women with options
other than killing an abusive partner. It is
possible that some women who might have
otherwise killed their abuser are able
to leave and go to a shelter.
ºAlthough many studies report that men and
women use physical violence at equal rates
within intimate relationships, this fails to
take into account the nature of the violence
and the level of fear and injury
experienced by each party.
ºSeveral studies document that women
experience higher levels of fear than men
do in domestic violence situations. This is
perhaps because women in domestic violence
situations are much more likely to be
injured and more severely than men are. Physical Abuse
Non-accidental use of force that results in bodily injury, pain,
or impairment. This includes being slapped, burned, cut, bruised
or improperly physically restrained.
Sexual Abuse
Non-consensual sexual contact of any kind.
This includes forcing sexual contact with
self or forcing sexual contact with a third person.
Emotional Abuse
Willful infliction of mental or emotional anguish
by threat, humiliation, intimidation or other abusive conduct.
This includes isolating or frightening an adult.
Active and Passive Neglect
Active neglect is the willful failure by a caregiver
to fulfill care-taking functions and responsibilities.
This includes; abandonment, deprivation of food, water, heat,
cleanliness, eyeglasses, dentures, or health-related services.
Passive neglect is the non-willful failure to fulfill care-taking
responsibilities because of inadequate caregiver knowledge, infirmity,
or disputing the value of prescribed services.
Self-Neglect
This is the adult's inability, due to physical and/or mental impairments,
to perform tasks essential to caring for oneself. 
