Mission

“It is the purpose of Domestic Violence Services, Inc. to provide services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and to work toward ending violence within the community, now and in the future”

Domestic Violence Statistics

On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States. During one year, this equates to more than 10 million women and men.

19% of domestic violence involves a weapon. The presence of a gun in domestic violence situations increases the risk of homicide by 500%.

Only 34% of people who are injured by intimate partners receive medical care for their injuries. Domestic victimization is correlated with a higher rate of depression and suicidal behavior.

On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide. 1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year, and 90% of these children are eyewitnesses to this violence.

Almost half of female (46.7%) and male (44.9%) victims of rape in the United States were raped by an acquaintance. Of these, 45.4% of female rape victims and 29% of male rape victims were raped by an intimate partner.

Victims of intimate partner violence lose a total of 8.0 million days of paid work each year. The cost of intimate partner violence exceeds $8.3 Billion Per Year.

Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violence crime. 72% of all murder-suicides involve an intimate partner; 94% of the victims of these murder suicides are female.

*Domestic Violence Statistics from: https://ncadv.org/statistics

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