Facts

· In 2007, Knoxville and Knox County E-911 received 18,618 calls related to domestic violence – an average of one call every 30 minutes.

· In 2006 there were 16,813 calls for service and in 2005 there were 16,880 calls for service.

· This equates to approximately one call every thirty minutes.

· In 2008, Knoxville/Knox County E-911 received 16,400 calls related to domestic violence - an average of one call every 30 minutes.

· In 2009 Knoxville/Knox County 911 Center received 17,951 calls for domestic violence totaling to one call every 30 minutes.

· The Family Justice Center is utilized over 2,000 times a year by victims of family violence.

The Prevalence:

· 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime¹

· 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year²

· 85% of domestic violence victims are women³

· Most cases of domestic violence are never reported to the police⁴

· Females who are 20-24 years of age are at the greatest risk of nonfatal intimate partner violence⁵

· Almost 1/3 of female homicide victims that are reported in police records are killed by an intimate partner⁶

The Cost:

· The cost of IPV exceeds $5.8 billion each year, $4.1 billion is spent on health and mental health care⁷

· Victims of IPV lost almost 8 million days of paid work (equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time jobs or almost 5.6 million days of household productivity)⁷

Children & Domestic Violence:

· Witnessing violence between one’s caretakers is the strongest risk factor of transmitting violent behavior from one generation to the next⁸

· 30-60% of perpetrators of intimate partner violence also abuse children in the household⁹

Stalking:

· 1/12 U.S. women & 1/45 U.S. men has been stalked at some point in their lives.¹⁰

· 13% of college women were stalked during the school year.¹¹

· 77% of female victims & 64% of male victims know their stalker.¹⁰

· 81% of women stalked by an intimate have been physically assaulted by that person.¹⁰

· 31% of women stalked by an intimate have been sexually assaulted by that person.¹⁰

· 76% of intimate partner femicide (murder) victims had been stalked by their intimate partner.¹²

Dating Violence:

· 1/5 teens in a serious relationship reports having been hit, slapped, or pushed by a partner.¹³

· 14% of teens report having been threatened with physical harm either to them or self-inflicted by their partner to avoid a breakup.¹³

· 1/10 teens has been verbally or physically abused by a boy/girlfriend who was drunk or high.¹³

· 51% of college males admit perpetrating one or more sexual assault incidents during college.¹⁴

 

References

¹-Tjaden, Patricia & Thoennes, Nancy, National Institute of Justice & the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, “Extent, Nature and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey,” (2000).

²-Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the U.S. 2003. CDC & Prevention, National Centers for Injury Prevention and Control. Atlanta, GA.

³3-Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime Data Brief, Intimate Partner Violence, 1993-2001, Feb. 2003.

⁴-Frieze, I.H., Browne, A. (1989) Violence in Marriage. In L.E. Ohlin & M.H. Tonry (eds.) Family Violence. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

⁵-U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, “Intimate Partner Violence in the United States,” Dec. 2006.

⁶-Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports “Crime in the United States, 2000,” (2001).

⁷-Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the United States. 2003. CDC & Prevention, National Centers for Injury Prevention & Control. Atlanta, GA.

⁸-Break the Cycle (2006). Startling Statistics. ^{http://www.breakthecycle.org}

⁹-Edelson, J.L. (1999). “The Overlap Between Child Maltreatment and Woman Battering.” Violence Against Women. 5:134-154

¹⁰-Tjaden & Thoennes. (1998). “Stalking in America,” NIJ

¹¹-Fisher, Cullen, and Turner. (2000). “The Sexual Victimization of College Women,” NIJ/BJS

¹²-McFarlane et al. (1999). “Stalking and Intimate Partner Femicide,” Homicide Studies

¹³-Liz Claiborne, Inc., “Study on Teen Dating Abuse,” (Teenage Research Unlimited, 2005), http://www.loveisnotabuse.com (available February 1, 2007)

¹⁵-A. Berkowitz, “College Men as Perpetrators of Acquaintance Rape and Sexual Assault,” College Health, (1992)