Facts about Domestic Violence
- 1 in 4 women will suffer abuse.
- 32 female domestic violence deaths in Arkansas in 2007, 22 in 2008.
- Arkansas consistently ranks 1st nationally in the number of African American women murdered by batterer.
- Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women between the ages of 15 and 44.
- Battering occurs among all types of families, regardless of income, profession, region, ethnicity, educational level or race.
- The U.S. Department of Justice has found 95 percent of victims of spouse abuse are female.
- Batterers use drinking as one of many excuses for their violence.
- Drugs and alcohol do NOT cause abuse.
- The U.S. Department of Justice has found 95 percent of victims of spouse abuse are female.
- 93% of women who killed their mates had been battered by them.
- 67% killed them to protect themselves and their children during an attack.
- Because the murders are considered “pre-meditated”, prison terms for killing husbands are twice as long as for killing wives.
- Domestic Violence is the No. 1 cause of ER visits.
- Domestic violence occurs in 18% of lesbian couples in the U.S.
- Women ages 16-24 experience the highest per capita rates of intimate violence.
- 63% of males ages 11-20 who are doing time for homicide have killed their mother’s abusive partner.
- Women who leave their batterers are at a 75% greater risk of being killed by their batterer than those who stay.
- The rate of attack against women separated from their husbands is about three times higher than that of divorced women and 25 times higher than that of married women.
Information courtesy of The Nebraska Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Rivervision, National Crime Prevention Council, AIMS Media, Reaching and Teaching Teens, Bradley Angle House and The Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
