October 11, 2018 Outer Banks Hotline has partnered with the Community Care Clinic of Dare to create a Clothesline Project Display at the clinic during the month of [...]
Domestic ViolenceCrisis Statistics
- Every 9 seconds in the US a woman is assaulted.
- 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have been physically abused by an intimate partner
- Domestic victimization is correlated with a higher rate of depression and suicidal behavior
- 1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year, and 90% of these children are eyewitnesses to this violence
- Nearly 1.5 million high school students in the United States are physically abused by dating partners every year
Domestic Violence
Crisis Statistics
Crisis Statistics
- Every 9 seconds in the US a woman is assaulted.
- 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have been physically abused by an intimate partner
- Domestic victimization is correlated with a higher...
Sexual AssaultCrisis Statistics
- 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men in the United States has been raped in their lifetime
- Nearly 20.9% of female high school students and 13.4% of male high school students report being physically or sexually abused by a dating partner
- In 8 out of 10 cases of rape, the victim knew the person who sexually assaulted them
- One in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused before they turn 18 years’ old
- Rape is the most under-reported crime; 63% of sexual assaults are not reported to police and Only 12% of child sexual abuse is reported to the authorities
Sexual Assault
Crisis Statistics
Crisis Statistics
- 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men in the United States has been raped in their lifetime
- Nearly 20.9% of female high school students and 13.4% of male high school students report being physically...
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