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Gender Based Violence in the USA
Gender Based Violence in the USA
Gender based violence is an issues faced across the world in many different ways, here's how it affects the US:
Nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by intimate partner violence
Nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by intimate partner violence
Intimate partner violence is physical, sexual, or psychological abuse of a person by their partner or spouse
On a typical day there are more than 20,000 calls to domestic violence hotlines nationwide
On a typical day there are more than 20,000 calls to domestic violence hotlines nationwide
These hotlines are 24/7 free services designed to help victims of domestic/intimate partner violence come to a safe plan of action
The presence of a gun in domestic violence situations increases the risk of homicide 500%
The presence of a gun in domestic violence situations increases the risk of homicide 500%
Across the US about 4 in 10 adults say they live in a household with a gun (32% of them own one themselves)
Real Numbers:
Real Numbers:
1 in 3 women experienced some form of physical violence from an intimate partner
1 in 4 women experienced severe violence from an intimate partner
1 in 5 women have been raped in their lifetime (1 in 71 men)
46.7% all female rape victims were raped by an acquaintance
45.4% were raped by an intimate partner
1 in 7 women have been have been injured by an intimate partner
1 in 7 women have been stalked by an intimate partner
1 in 10 women have been raped by an intimate partner
19.3 million women have been stalked in their life (5.1 million men)
60% of those were current or former intimate partners
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