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BREAK THE SILENCE AGAINST
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
THE HARD FACTS
20 PEOPLE
per minute
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.
72%
.
72% of all murder-suicides involve an intimate partner. 94% of the victims of these murder suicides are female.
20,000 CALLS
per day
On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide
15%
Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime.
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