Husbands, former husbands, boyfriends, and ex-boyfriends commit more than one million violent acts against women annually. Thirty percent of female murder victims were killed by their husbands or boyfriends.
Domestic violence affects at least one out of four American families.
Women age 20 to 34 suffer the highest rates of domestic violence compared to other age groups. Thirty percent of injured women in emergency rooms are a result of battering. Women of all races and all geographic locations are equally vulnerable to attacks. Nearly one woman in six is abused during pregnancy. Pregnant and abused women are more likely to develop pregnancy problems from the abuse than from any other complication.