In the United States, an average of 20 people experience intimate partner physical violence every minute. This equates to more than 10 million abuse victims annually. ^[1]

1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner contact sexual violence, and/or intimate partner stalking with impacts such as injury, fearfulness, post-traumatic stress disorder, use of victim services, contraction of sexually transmitted diseases, etc. ^[2] This is commonly considered “domestic violence”.

1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner. This includes a range of behaviors and in some cases might not be considered “domestic violence”. ^[1]

1 in 10 women have been raped by an intimate partner. Data is unavailable on male victims. ^[1]

1 in 7 women and 1 in 18 men have been stalked. Stalking causes the target to fear she/he/they or someone close to her/him/them will be harmed or killed. ^[1]

On a typical day, domestic violence hotlines nationwide receive over 20,000 calls.^[3]

An abuser’s access to a firearm increases the risk of intimate partner femicide by 400%. ^[4]

Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime. ^[5]

Intimate partner violence is the most common against women between the ages of 18 - 24.^{[ 6]}

19% of intimate partner violence involves a weapon. ^[7]