IEA: Domestic Violence
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Domestic Violence Facts:
- One out of every four women is a victim of domestic violence at least one in her lifetime. (http://www.domesticviolence.com)
- 25% of women and 7.6% of men said they had been raped or physically assaulted during their lifetime by a current or former spouse, cohabiting partner or date. (Violence Against Women Survey conducted by the National Institute of Justice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
- Every fifteen seconds, a woman in Michigan is physically assaulted within her home in the United States. (Survivor’s Handbook for Battered Women. SAFE House Susan McGee)
- From 1999 to 2003, an intimate partner killed a Michigan woman every six days. (http://www.michigan.gov/mdch)
- Domestic violence is the #1 cause of homelessness in 44% of cities. (Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in America’s Cities: A 25-City Survey, December 2003, published by the U.S. Conference of Mayors.)
- 78% of victims of sexual violence are women. Sexual violence starts very early in life. More than half of all rapes of women (54%) occur before age 18; 22% of these rapes occur before age 12. (http://www.cdc.gov/)
- For men, 75% of all rapes occur before age 18, and 48% before age 12. In 80% of cases, the victim knows the perpetrator. (http://www.cdc.gov/)
- Six out of seven domestic assaults are not reported to the police. (http://www.abnet.org/domviol/stats.html)
- Every year, intimate partner violence against women in the U.S. results in $5.9 billion in health-related costs, lost-productivity costs, and lost earnings. (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
- About four out of every ten females seen in selected emergency departments for injuries related to assault were there because of intimate partner violence. (http://www.ncadv.org/resources/Statistics_170.html)
- Around the world, at least one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime. (http://www.endabuse.org/resources/facts/)
Community Resources:
- SAFE House/ The Domestic Violence Project, Inc.
4100 Clark Road, Ann Arbor (734) 995-5444
Provides direct services for survivors of battering and their children. Strives to reduce violence through community education, prevention, training, and social change.
- University of Michigan Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center
715 N. University Ste. # 202 , Ann Arbor (734) 998-9368
The mission of SAPAC is to provide educational and supportive services fro the University of Michigan community related to sexual assault, sexual harassment, dating and domestic violence and stalking.
- Alternatives to Domestic Aggression of Catholic Social Services
4925 Packard Road, Ann Arbor (734) 971-9781
The purpose of ADA is to end domestic abuse in our community by working directly with the perpetrators in an intensive educational arena where they are made aware of their violent behavior. The program also offers programs for specific populations, including "Crossroads," for perpetrators between the ages of 17 to 22; "NoMAS," for Spanish-speaking males, and a program designed for women.
