Domestic victimization is correlated with a higher rate of depression and suicidal behavior.19% of domestic violence involves a weapon.Women between the ages of 18-24 are most commonly abused by an intimate partner.Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime.The presence of a gun in a domestic violence situation increases the risk of homicide by 500%.On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide.1 in 7 women and 1 in 18 men have been stalked by an intimate partner during their lifetime to the point in which they felt very fearful or believed that they or someone close to them would be harmed or killed.beating, burning, strangling) by an intimate partner in their lifetime. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have been victims of severe physical violence (e.g.1 in 10 women have been raped by an intimate partner.1 in 7 women and 1 in 25 men have been injured by an intimate partner.slapping, shoving, pushing) and in some cases might not be considered 'domestic violence.' 1 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner.1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner contact sexual violence, and/or intimate partner stalking with impacts such as injury, fearfulness, post-traumatic stress disorder, use of victim services, contraction of sexually transmitted diseases, etc.During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men. On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States.View all our domestic violence fact sheets Download the National Statistics Domestic Violence Fact Sheet

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