In the United States a woman is assaulted and beaten every 9
seconds.
4 Million women a year are beaten by their partners.
Every day 4 women are murdered by their partners.
Weapons are used in 30% of Domestic Violence incidents.
40% of battered women are raped by their partners.
Battering accounts for 25% of female suicide attempts and
4,000 homicides annually.
17% of pregnant women are battered.
25% to 45% of battered women have been battered in
pregnancy, increasing the incidence of
miscarriage, pre-term
labor, and low birth weight.
Abused women have more illnesses, pelvic pain and lifetime
surgery than non-abused women.
12% of teenagers and more than 20% of college students have
experienced dating violence.
More than half of battered women stay with their batterer
because they are afraid and they do not feel that
they can
support themselves and their children alone.
