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Relationship Violence Statistics

• Every 18 seconds, a woman is beaten. [U.S. Department of Justice]
• In 1995 in Alabama, in 7% of all homicides the victim and offender were girlfriend and boyfriends and 13% were domestic. [Alabama Criminal Justice Information Agency]
• Approximately 95%-98% of domestic violence victims are women. [National Coalition Against Domestic Violence]
• As many as 95% of domestic violence perpetrators are male. [Report of the Violence Against Women Research Strategic Planning Workshop sponsored by the National Institute of Justice in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1995]
• Much of female violence is committed in self-defense, and inflicts less injury than male violence. [Chalk & King, eds., (1998). Violence in Families: Assessing Prevention and Treatment Programs, National Resource Council and Institute of Medicine, p.42.]
• Much of female violence is committed in self-defense, and inflicts less injury than male violence. [Chalk & King, eds., (1998). Violence in Families: Assessing Prevention and Treatment Programs, National Resource Council and Institute of Medicine, p.42.]
• 78% of college women have experienced some form of sexual aggression. [Muehlenhard & Linton]

Relationship violence happens in same-sex relationships at about the same rate as it happens in heterosexual relationships. TRUE

Violence and abuse occur across all socioeconomic, racial, religious, and ethnic groups.
TRUE