Domestic Violence Program
HOW COMMON IS THIS?
National Statistics:
Ten percent (521,740) of violent crimes in 2003 were committed by the victim's intimate partner. Women (19 percent) were victimized by intimate partners at a greater rate than men (3 percent).31
Nine percent of murder victims in 2003 were killed by their spouse or intimate partner. Seventy-nine percent of those victims were female.32
Women who have experienced any type of personal violence complained of a greater number of chronic physical symptoms than those who were not abused, even though the last episode of violence occurred an average of 14 to 30 years earlier. The risk of suffering from six or more chronic physical symptoms increased with the number of forms of violence experienced.33
Sixteen percent of rejected firearms applications were denied because of prior domestic violence misdemeanor convictions or prior restraining orders against the applicant.34
For 7 percent of adults on probation in 2003, domestic violence was the most serious offense of which they had been convicted.35
Domestic violence victims made up 25 percent of all adult victims who received victim compensation in 2003. Thirty-five percent of all assault claims were paid to domestic violence victims.36
During the six months following an episode of domestic violence, 32% of battered women are victimized again. (Bureau of Justice Statistics: Preventing Domestic Violence Against Women)
Each year, an estimated 3.3 million children are exposed to violence by family members against their mothers or female caretakers. (Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Violence in the Family)
90 - 95% of domestic violence victims are women. (Bureau of Justice Statistics Selected Findings: Violence Between Intimates)
Approximately one in five female high school students reports being physically and/or sexually abused by a dating partner. (Jay G. silverman, PhD; Anita Raj, PhD; Lorelei A. Mucci, MPH; and Jeanne E. Hathaway, MD, MPH, "Dating Violence Against Adolescent Girls and Associated Substance Use, Unhealthy Weight Control, Sexual Risk Behavior, Pregnancy, and Suicidality." Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol 286, No.5, 2001)
Women of all races are about equally vulnerable to violence by an intimate partner. (Bureau of Justice STatistics, Violence Against Women: Estimates from the Redesigned Survey.)
Same-Sex Domestic Violence Statistics :
In 2003, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, or transgender people (LGBT) experienced 6,523 incidents of domestic violence. Six of these incidents resulted in murder.37
Forty-four percent of the victims of LGBT domestic violence were men, 36 percent women, and 2 percent transgender. Gender identity was not recorded for 9 percent of the victims.38
For cases where the age of the victim was recorded, 58 percent were over the age of 30, while 42 percent of the victims of LGBT domestic violence were under 30.39
Forty-four percent of the victims were white, almost a quarter were Latino, 15 percent were black, 6 percent were Asian/Pacific Islander, and 5 percent were multiracial.40
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Minnesota Statistics:
12 women and 10 children were murdered in Minnesota in 2009 as the result of domestic violence or child abuse.(Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women 2009 Femicide Report)
In Minnesota, 37,010 women and children were served by community advocacy programs for battered women in fiscal year 2006. (Office of Justice Programs, Minnesota Department of Public Safety)
5,295 battered women and 5,131 children in Minnesota utilized emergency shelter services in fiscal year 2006. (Office of Justice Programs, Minnesota Department of Public Safety)
434 battered women and 535 children in Minnesota utilized emergency hotel-motel housing in fiscal year 2006. (Office of Justice Programs, Minnesota Department of Public Safety)
One of every three homeless women in Minnesota is homeless at least in part due to domestic violence. (Wilder Research Center, 2003)
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Hands of Hope Resource Center Local Statistics:
In a one-year period from October 1, 2008 through September 30,
2009, we worked with a total of 389 victims of domestic violence.
611 TOTAL victims of domestic violence
Broken down into categories is as follows:
374 - Women
15 - Men
222 - Children
who witnessed domestic violence or were involved in an abusive dating relationship.
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31 Catalano, Shannan. (2004). Criminal Victimization, 2003. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department ofJustice. Online: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cv03.htm.
32 Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2004). Crime in the United States, 2003. Washington, DC: FBI, U.S. Department of Justice. Online: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/cius_03/pdf/03sec2.pdf.
33 Nicolaidis et al. (2004). "Violence, Mental Health, and Physical Symptoms in an Academic Internal Medicine Practice." Journal of General Internal Medicine 19: 815-23.
34 Bowling et al. (2004). Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2003. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. Online: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/bcft03.pdf.
35 Glaze, Lauren and Seri Palla. (2004). Probation and Parole in the United States, 2003. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. Online: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/ppus03.pdf.
36 National Association of Crime Victim Compensation Boards. (2004). "Compensation to Victims Continues to Increase." Alexandria, VA: NACVCB. Online: http://www.nacvcb.org.
37 National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs. (2004). Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Domestic Violence: 2003 Supplement. New York, NY: National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs. Online: http://www.avp.org.
38 Ibid.
39 Ibid.
40 Ibid.
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