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| Domestic
Violence Statistical Facts |
- Somewhere in America, a woman is battered every 15 seconds. (UN Study on the Status of Women, 2000.)
- In 2006, according to the Florida Department of Law enforcement, there were 1,367 reported incidents of domestic violence in Okaloosa and Walton Counties. These incidents are reported from local Sheriff’s Offices only.
- Only about ½ of domestic violence incidents are reported to law enforcement. (Greenfield, 1998).
- Every day in the US, more than 3 women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends. (Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime Data Brief, 2003).
- In fiscal year 2005-2006, there were 115,170 reported incidents of domestic violence. This number is down 6% from last year.
- The U.S. Justice Department estimates that in 60,000 incidents of on-the-job violence each year, the victims know their attackers intimately.
- The Bureau of National Affairs estimated that businesses lose $3-5 billion a year from increased health care expenses, absenteeism, and lost productivity caused by domestic violence.
- 65% of children from violent homes become abusive adults.
- 80% of domestic violence cases are alcohol or drug related.
- Abuse can be emotional, physical, and/or sexual.
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to recognize the faces of domestic violence: |
- Violence that occurs within a family or an intimate
relationship is considered domestic violence. This
includes child abuse and neglect, partner battering and elder services.
- According to the American Medical Association, family
violence results from “the abuse of power and the domination and victimization of a
physically less powerful person by a physically more powerful person.”
- Patterns of verbal, psychological and physical abuse often
escalate, resulting in personal assault, rape and even murder.
- There are many ways to gauge the health of relationships. Domination and control are warning signs. Freedom, safety and equality are the domestic
ideal.
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