Violence/Abuse

Did You Know?

• An estimated 1.8 million women are assaulted each year by the men they consider their partners or share a household with.
• Estimates of violence directed towards pregnant women have ranged anywhere from 1-20% and studies have shown that women whose pregnancies were unwanted were more likely to experience physical violence.
• 34% of adults in the United States reported having witnessed a man beating his wife or girlfriend
• It is estimated that 20-30% of women treated in emergency rooms are victims of domestic abuse.
• A survey by the Commonwealth Fund found that 92% of women who were physically abused by their partners did not tell their doctors.
• Almost 30% of women murdered last year, were killed by their partners or ex-partners.