Over 4 million women are battered by their partners in the United States each year. FBI statistics indicate that a woman is beaten every 15 seconds by her husband, boyfriend, or lover. Police officers spend at least one-third of their time responding to domestic violence calls. Statistically, one out of every three women, by the time she is 25, will be a victim of sexual assault. Most rapists have consenting sexual partners at the time the assault occurred.
Rapists come from all races, ages, socioeconomic backgrounds, and lifestyles.