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Around
the world, at least one in
every three women has
been beaten, coerced into sex or
otherwise abused during her
lifetime.
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Nearly
one-third of American
women (31%) report being
physically or sexually abused by
a husband or boyfriend at some
point in their lives.
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Domestic
violence is primarily a crime
against women. Women account
for 85% of the victims of
intimate partner violence, and
men account for approximately
15% of the victims.
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30%
of Americans say they know
a woman who has been
physically abused by her husband
or boyfriend in the past year.
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Women
of all races and economic
strata are equally
vulnerable to violence by a
partner or intimate.
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Domestic
violence is the leading
cause of injury to women
between the ages of 15 and 44 in
the U.S. – more than car
accidents, muggings and rapes
combined.
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Acts
of domestic violence occur every
12 seconds in the U.S.
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28
percent of all women who
use hospital emergency services
have been battered by their
partners.
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4,500
women are killed each year
in the U.S. by abusive husbands
or boyfriends.
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20
percent of all murders are
committed within the family,
and 13 percent are committed by
spouses.
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