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1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 men have experienced IPV-related contact sexual violence, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/fastfact.html
51.7% of American Indian/Alaska Native women, 51.3% of multiracial women, and 41.2% of non-Hispanic Black women have experienced physical violence by an intimate partner during their lifetimes. Prevalence and Characteristics...
The number of extreme risk protection orders issued in 2023 more than doubled compared to 2022. 2023 New York State Gender-Based Violence Dashboard.
A woman or girl is killed every 10 minutes by an intimate partner or male family member. Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides. UNODC and UN...
Over the last 25 years, 61% of female homicide victims were killed by their intimate partners. When Men Murder Women: A Review of 25 Years of Female Homicide Victimization in...
Around 44% of lesbian and 61% of bisexual women have experienced forms of rape and physical violence by an intimate partner, compared to 35% of straight women. https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-intimate-partner-violence-in-the-lgbtq-community
26% of gay men and 37% of bisexual men have experienced forms of rape and physical violence by an intimate partner. https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-intimate-partner-violence-in-the-lgbtq-community
The rate of violent victimization against persons with disabilities is almost 4 times the rate for persons without disabilities. Crime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2009-2019 - Statistical Tables. Bureau of...
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