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In Texas
- In 2006, 120 women in Texas were killed by their intimate partners.
- Seventy-four percent of all Texans have either themselves, a family member and/or a friend have experienced some form of domestic violence.
- Forty-seven percent of all Texans report having personally experienced at least one form of domestic violence, either severe, verbal and/or forced isolation from friends and family at some point in their lifetime.
(Texas Council on Family Violence, TCFV.org)
In the United States
- One in four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime.
- An estimated 1.4 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year.
- Almost one-third of female homicide victims that are reported in police records are killed by an intimate partner
(National Coalition Against Domestic Violence NCADV.org)
Effects of domestic violence on children
- Witnessing violence between one’s parents or caretakers is the strongest risk factor of transmitting violent behavior from one generation to the next.
- Boys who witness domestic violence are twice as likely to abuse their own partners and children when they become adults.
- 30% to 60% of perpetrators of intimate partner violence also abuse children in the household.
- If a child is abused or neglected, the likelihood of arrest increases by 53 percent as a juvenile, by 38 percent as an adult, and by 38 percent for being involved in a violent crime. A significant risk factor for becoming a child abuser, domestic violence perpetrator, and violent juvenile offender is having been abused and/or witnessing violence at home.
- Child victims may also experience: academic problems; agitation, aggression, behavior problems, depression, emotional distress, feelings of guilt, low self-esteem, posttraumatic stress disorder, social problems and withdrawal.
(National Coalition Against Domestic Violence NCADV.org)
(Toolkit To End Violence Against Women, www.toolkit.ncjrs.org)
Domestic Violence and the Workplace
- The health-related costs of rape, physical assault, stalking and homicide by intimate partners exceed $5.8 billion each year.
- Of this total, nearly $4.1 billion is for victims requiring direct medical and mental health care services.
- Lost productivity and earnings due to intimate partner violence accounts for almost $1.8 billion each year.
- Intimate partner violence victims lose nearly 8 million days of paid work each year – the equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time jobs and nearly 5.6 million days of household productivity.
(American Institute on Domestic Violence, www.aidv-usa.com)
