Nearly 2 in 3 female victims of violence knew their attacker. (National Clearinghouse of Battered Women)
There are 1,500 shelters for battered women in the US. There are 3,800 animal shelters.(National Clearinghouse of Battered Women)
It is estimated that 25% of workplace problems such as absenteeism, lower productivity, turnover and excessive use of medical benefits re due to family violence.(National Clearinghouse of Battered Women)
15% of all domestic abuse victims are men. (www.motherjones.com)
Around the world, at least 1 in every 3 women has been beaten coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime. (www.endabuse.org)
73% of domestic violence incidents go unreported. (www.motherjones.com)
1,200 women are killed each year by an intimate partner. (www.motherjones.com)
8.8 million Children witness domestic violence a year. (www.motherjones.com
