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| Domestic Violence Facts |
- Women at greatest risk for injury from domestic violence include those with male partners who abuse alcohol or use drugs, or are unemployed.
- Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women between the ages of 15-44.
- Every 21 days, a woman is killed by domestic violence.
- Children are involved in 60 percent of domestic violence cases.
- Annually in the United States, 503,485 women are stalked by an intimate partner.
- Victims and abusers are found in every social and economic class, race, religious group, and sexual orientation
- 13% of teenage girls report being physically hurt in a relationship
- 35% of female victims said they did not report the abuse to police because it was a private matter
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P.O. Box 741347 |
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Riverdale, GA 30274 |
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Phone: 1-888-LIFE-119 |
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E-mail: 2lifeinc@bellsouth.net |
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