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  • Every 12 seconds, a woman is beaten by her  intimate partner.
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  • • One in 6-7 men and one in 4 women will be a victim of domestic abuse in their lifetime.
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  • A gun in a home with previous domestic violence assault increases the risk of murder to the victim by 20 times.
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  • As many as 324,000 women each year experience intímate partner violence during their pregnancy.
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  • Battering is the single largest cause of injury to women in the United States, over
    mugging, automobile accidents and rape, combined.
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  • About 1 in 5 women victimized by their
    partners reported that they had been the victim of similar crimes by the same man. They had sustained at least 3 assaults within 6 months and the assaults were so similar they could not remember them distinctly.

who else is effected?

children

 • 30% to 60% of perpetrators of domestic violence abuse children in the household.

 • 17.9% of children of all ages have been exposed to physical intimate partner violence in their lifetime, or about 13.6 million children.

 • Approximately 3,500 to 4,000 children witness fatal family violence each year in the U.S.

pets

 • It is estimated 88% of pets living in households with domestic abuse are either abused or killed. 

 • As many as 25% of survivors will return because the abuser is using their pet as a means to get the person back.

 • Of all the women who enter shelters to escape abuse, 57% have had a pet killed by their abuser.

three startling stats on violence

1. South Carolina Ranks #6 in the nation with the highest homicide rate among female victims by male offenders.

2. A gun in a home with previous domestic violence assault increases the risk of murder to the victim by 20 times.

3. Everyday in the US, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends.

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