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Facts ºWithin the United States, one out of every four American 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.
