Domestic Violence Fact 3

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Thirty percent of the women murdered in the United States are killed by their husband's or lover's. Leaving is the most dangerous time.

Every 15 seconds in the United States, a woman is
There are 6 million victims of domestic violence a year.

Domestic abuse is the major cause of injury to women ages 15-44.

Domestic violence costs the nation between $5 Billion to 10 Billion a year in medical costs.

In homes where spousal abuse occurs, children are abuse at a rate 1,500 percent higher than the national average.

Fifty percent of all homeless women and children in this country are fleeing domestic violence.

More than 50 percent of all women will experience some form o f violence from their spouses during marriage. More than one-third are battered repeatedly.

Source:

YWCA Women's Shelter