DID YOU KNOW?
- In the United States, a woman is more likely to be assaulted, injured, raped or killed by a male partner than by any other type of assailant.
- An estimated 3 to 4 million American women are battered each year by their husbands or partners.
- Violence will occur at least once in two-thirds of all marriages.
- It has been estimated that 30% of all rape victims are battered women.
- Every 9 seconds a woman is beaten in the U.S.
- Approximately 90% of children are aware of the violence directed at their mother.
- Research results suggest that battering is the single most common factor among mothers of abused children.
- Each year, more than one million women seek medical assistance for injuries caused by battering.
What is sexual assault?
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