General

• 1 in 4 women (24.3%) and 1 in 7 men (13.8%) aged 18 and older in the United States have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. [iv] 

• IPV alone affects more than 12 million people each year. [v] 

• More than 1 in 3 women and more than 1 in 4 men in the United States have experienced physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. [vi] 

• Nearly half of all women and men in the United States have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime (48.4% and 48.8%, respectively). [vii] 

Children

• A child witnesses' violence in 22% (nearly 1 in 4) of intimate partner violence cases filed in state courts. [i] 

• There is a common link between domestic violence and child abuse. Among victims of child abuse, 40% report domestic violence in the home (from a WORLD REPORT). [iii] 

• The U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect suggests that domestic violence may be the single major precursor to child abuse and neglect fatalities in this country. [v] 

Stalking

• One in 6 women (16.2%) and 1 in 19 men (5.2%) in the United States have experienced stalking victimization at some point during their lifetime; in which they felt very fearful or believed that they or someone close to them would be harmed or killed (by any perpetrator).[i] 

• Repeatedly receiving unwanted telephone calls, voice, or text messages was the most commonly experienced stalking tactic for both female and male victims of stalking (78.8% for women and 75.9% for men). [iv] 

• An estimated 10.7% of women and 2.1% of men have been stalked by an intimate partner during their lifetime. [v]