Facts and Stats

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READ the CBS news report: Unprecedented US Survey Tracks Scope of Stalking: January 2009

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Domestic Violence affects women's work…

56% of working battered women who sought counseling report having lost at least one job, and 54% report missing an average of three days of work per month, due to domestic violence.
94% of corporate security directors rank domestic violence high as a security problem at their company.
37% of women personally affected by domestic violence report that the abuse has had an impact on their work performance in the form of tardiness, missed work, a lost job or missed career promotions.
Nearly three quarters of battered women surveyed in one study report that their abusers harassed them at work.

A 1994 survey of senior corporate executives conducted by Roper Starch Worldwide on behalf of Liz Claiborne, Inc. found that:

57% believe that domestic violence is a major problem in society.
1/3 thought that this problem had a negative impact on their bottom lines.
4 out of 10 executives surveyed were personally aware of employees and other individuals affected by domestic violence.

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Violence Against Women

Statistics show that women are ten times more likely than men to be victims of domestic violence.

Four million incidents of domestic violence against women are reported every year.

The Violence Against Women Act: In 1994, it became a federal crime for anyone to cross state lines to do bodily injury to a spouse or intimate partner; punishable by up to five years in prison. Batterers can be sentenced to prison for up to ten years if they use dangerous weapons, up to twenty if they cause life-threatening injuries, and to life in prison if they kill their victims.

Profile of battered women who use shelters and public service agencies:

1. Socially isolated and withdrawn
2. Feels trapped in marriage/relationship
3. Has poor impulse control
4. Has low self-esteem
5. May have been abused or witnessed abuse as a child
6. May feel abuse is her fault
7. May be depressed and/or suicidal
8. Is usually financially dependent on spouse
9. May abuse drugs and alcohol
10. May be apathetic
11. Has a trusting nature
12. Is nonaggressive and traditional

The Senate Judiciary Committee reported in 1993 that "violence is the leading cause of injuries to women ages 15 to 44, more common than automobile accidents, muggings, and cancer deaths combined."

A 1995 Department of Justice survey reported that, in total, women aged twelve and older annually sustain almost five million violent victimizations…

The Washington State Institute for Public Policy study found that 60% of women on Aid to Families with Dependent Children (A.F.D.C.) said they had been physically abused by their boyfriend or spouse at some point.

The Better Homes Fund, a Massachusetts nonprofit, studied 409 women on A.F.D.C. and found that 63% reported being assaulted by their male partner.

-Battered Women, Louise Gerdes, Book Editor, Greenhaven Press, Inc., san Diego, CA

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Men Stalking Men

The victims are professors, celebrities and business leaders. A startling study finds that 1 in 4 stalking targets are men.

-USA Today June 17, 1998

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