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Statistics on Domestic Violence (DV)

	Approximately 95% of victims of DV are women
	In the U.S., it is more likely that a partner than a stranger will assault, hurt, rape, or kill a woman
	Every year, 3 to 4 million women are beaten by their partners
	Abused women suffer more injuries that need medical assistance than all the victims of rapes, assaults and accidents combined
	Every year, more than a million women need medical assistance resulting from domestic violence
	The FBI reports that, of every 100 women who are murdered, 30 die at the hands of their partners.  Only 6 of every 100 men murdered die at the hands of their partners
	Of every 100 women that go to the emergency room with injuries, 20 were beaten by their partners
	In 2 out of every 3 couples, there has been at least one case of abuse in the life of the couple
	Domestic violence occurs in all social, racial and economic groups

Information obtained from the National Woman Abuse Prevention Project

                                                                                                                                Last updated  12/19/03