Here are numerous statistics from the National Domestic Abuse Hotline that delve deeper into abuse and gender: On average, 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the U.S. — more than 12 million women and men over the course of a year. Nearly 3 in 10 women and 1 in 10 men in the U.S. have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by a partner. Nearly 15% of women and 4% of men have been injured as a result of intimate partner violence that included rape, physical violence, and/or stalking in their lifetime. 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men aged 18 and older in the U.S. have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. Both men and women can be abusers, but statistics show that women are generally more likely to experience partner violence. IPV alone affects more than 12 million people each year. More than 1 in 3 women and more than 1 in 4 men in the U.S. have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. Nearly half of all women and men in the U.S. have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime (48.4% and 48.8%, respectively). Females ages 18 to 24 and 25 to 34 generally experience the highest rates of intimate partner violence. From 1994 to 2010, about 4 in 5 victims of intimate partner violence were female. Most female victims of intimate partner violence were previously victimized by the same offender, including 77% of females ages 18 to 24, 76% of females ages 25 to 34, and 81% of females ages 35 to 49.