What to know about sexual assault, domestic violence,

and child abuse and neglect

Sexual assault

1 in 3 women

are survivors of sexual violence.

1 in 6 men

60%

0:98An American is sexually assaulted every 98 seconds.

For every 1,000 reported rapes,

only 6 perpetrators will be incarcerated.

of survivors are sexually assaulted by someone they know.

2 out of 3 sexual assaults are not reported to the police.

Domestic violence

1 in 4 women

and

1 in 7 men

have su�ered severe violence from an intimate partner.

3

womenare killed by an intimate

partner every day.

55%of female homicides

were related to domestic violence.

93%of those 55% of female homicides, the killer was a current or former intimate partner.

57% of women and 17% of menwho are domestic violence survivors

have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

A report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds.

Every year, U.S. child protective services

referrals involve

7.2 million children.

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Child abuse and neglect

4 to 5 U.S. children

die every day from abuse and neglect.

77%of child fatalities involve one parent.

of children who die of abuse and neglect are under age 3.

75%

Sources:

The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS):2010-2012 State Report. Atlanta, GA. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

National Institute of Justice. “Victims and Perpetrators.” (2010). www.nij.gov.

Petrosky E, Blair JM, Betz CJ, Fowler KA, Jack SP, Lyons BH. Racial and Ethnic Di�erences in Homicides of Adult Women and the Role of Intimate Partner Violence — United States, 2003–2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;66:741–746. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/m-mwr.mm6628a1.

i. Department of Justice, O�ce of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey, 2010-2014 (2015); ii. Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Incident-Based Reporting System, 2012-2014 (2015); iii. Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Incident-Based Reporting System, 2012-2014 (2015); iv. Department of Justice, O�ce of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2009 (2013).

Department of Justice, O�ce of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey, 2010-2014 (2015).

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children’s Bureau. (2017). Child Maltreatment 2015. Available from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/research-data-technology/s-tatistics-research/child-maltreatment.

Child Abuse Statistics & Facts: https://www.childhelp.org/child-abuse-statistics/.

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