Stalking

19.3 million women and 5.1 million men in the United States have been stalked in their lifetime 60.8% of female stalking victims and 43.5% of men reported being stalked by a current or former intimate partner.

Stalking can look like:

  • Showing up at your home or workplace unannounced or uninvited.
  • Sending you unwanted texts, messages, letters, emails, or voicemails.
  • Leaving you unwanted items, gifts, or flowers.
  • Calling you and hanging up repeatedly or making unwanted phone calls to you, your employer, a professor, or a loved one.
  • Using social media or technology to track your activities.
  • Spreading rumors about you online or in person.