TEEN DATING/INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
Sixteen percent of Ohio high school females report having been physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to.
(2005 Ohio Youth Risk Behavior Survey)
Domestic violence impacted a reported 135,645 adults and children
in Ohio in 2006. (Ohio Attorney General’s Office)
In 2006, 10,484 domestic violence victims received shelter.
(Ohio Domestic Violence Network)
25,928 domestic violence victims were wives, or live-in partners.
(Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation)
In 2006, OCJS awarded more than $8 million in grants to support
domestic violence shelters and programs, as well as other non-profit
victim service agencies and units of local government in order to
provide and enhance services to victims.
Teen Dating Violence Fact Card
