Husbands, lovers, boyfriends or other intimate acquaintances are more likely to hurt them than a stranger. In America, the most dangerous place for a woman is in her own home, where anger often explodes into violence. Statistics, however, are only numbers. Percentages, dates, and facts that may cause you to raise an eyebrow or chew a nail. You may already know that nearly one out of three women is a victim of domestic violence during her adulthood.
Statistics are everywhere and seen by everyone.
You can read them in the paper, see them on the news, or surf them on the Internet. It may be that even I cannot relate the starkness of black numbers on white paper. Instead, look at the purple bruise on your sister s face, the red blood in your daughter s hair, the reflection of your own tears in the mirror. They have names, and jobs, and favorite songs. You sit next to her in English class, she sliced your cold cuts in the deli, or she told you the joke that made you smile.