Physical Abuse

• More than 10 million Americans are victims of physical violence annually.
• 20 people are victims of physical violence every minute in the United States.
• 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men is a victim of some form of physical violence by an intimate partner during their lifetimes.
• 76% of intimate partner physical violence victims are female; 24% are male.
• 1 in 7 women and 1 in 18 men are severely injured by intimate partners in their lifetimes.
• Domestic violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime in the United States.
• Domestic violence is most common among women aged 18-24 and 25-34.
• A majority of physical abuse is committed by dating partners rather than spouses.
• More than 75% of women aged 18-49 who are abused were previously abused by the same perpetrator.
• Intimate partner physical abuse has declined 67% since the passage of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994.