Intimate Partner Violence
- According to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office in 2008, law enforcement responded to 74,551 domestic dispute calls and documented 58,465 victims of those dispute calls. In 2007, law enforcement responded to 76,760 domestic dispute calls and documented 60,733 victims of those dispute calls.
- Females who are 20-24 years of age are at the greatest risk for intimate partner violence. (U.S. Department of Justice, 2006)
- Seventy-five percent of murder-suicides occurred in the home. (Violence Policy Center (VPC), American Roulette: Murder-Suicide in the United States, April 2006)
- Of all respondents with disabilities, 28 percent reported being pushed, slapped, choked or hit by a partner or spouse, compared to 18 percent of those without disabilities. (The Harris Poll #49 and #50. Conducted by Harris Interactive® 2006)
- Of all LGBT respondents, 27 percent report being pushed, slapped, choked or hit by a partner or spouse. (The Harris Poll #49 and #50. Conducted by Harris Interactive® 2006.)
- There were 3319 reported incidents of intimate partner violence affecting LGBT individuals in 2007. (National Coalition Of Anti-Violence Programs, 2007)
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Stalking
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics 2009:
- About half (46%) of stalking victims experienced at least one unwanted contact per week, and 11% of victims said they had been stalked for 5 years or more.
- Approximately 1 in 4 stalking victims reported some form of cyberstalking such as e-mail (83%) or instant messaging (35%).
- Women were at greater risk than men for stalking victimization; however, women and men were equally likely to experience harassment.
- More than half of stalking victims lost 5 or more days from work. (Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey, January 2009)
- The risk of stalking victimization was highest for individuals who were divorced or separated. (Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey, January 2009)
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