Please keep in mind that most statistical calculations are based upon Reported Cases; a huge number of cases of abuse go unreported every year for various reasons, including the fear of repercussion from the abuser, the belief that the victim will not be believe, and the victim's confusion over what actually constitutes "abuse".

Statistics have been compiled from such resources as the U.S. Dept. of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics, "Violence against Women: A National Crime Victimization Survey Report, January 1994", "Violence by Intimates: Analysis of Data on Crimes by Current or Former Spouses, Boyfriends, and Girlfriends, U.S. Department of Justice, March, 1998", and other sources.

There are more statistics regarding specific types of abuse located on each page dedicated to that specific abuse type.

2 in 3 female victims of violence were related to or knew their attacker.

Almost 6 times as many women victimized by intimates (18%) as those victimized by strangers (3%) did not report their violent victimization to police because they feared reprisal from the offender.

Annually, compared to males, females experienced over 10 times as many incidents of violence by an intimate.

 On average each year, women experienced 572,032 violent victimizations at the hands of an intimate, compared to 48,983 incidents committed against men.

While women are less likely than men to be victims of violent crimes overall, women are 5 to 8 times more likely than men to be victimized by an intimate partner.

31,260 women were murdered by an intimate from 1976-1996.

The National Domestic Violence Hotline has received more than 700,000 calls for assistance since February 1996.

Nearly one-third of American women (31 percent) report being physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in their lives.

About 75% of the calls to law enforcement for intervention and assistance in domestic violence occur after separation from batterers. One study revealed that half of the homicides of female spouses and partners were committed by men after separation from batterers.

From 1983 to 1991, the number of domestic violence reports received increased by almost 117%. Source: New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, 1983 and 1991.

Violence is the reason stated for divorce in 22% of middle-class marriages.

 Women who leave their batterers are at 75% greater risk of severe injury or death than those who stay.
 
It is estimated that 25% of workplace problems such as absenteeism, lower productivity, turnover and excessive use of medical benefits are due to family violence. (Employee Assistance Providers/MN)

In 92% of all domestic violence incidents, crimes are committed by men against women.

In 1994, women separated from their spouses had a victimization rate 1 1/2 times higher than separated men, divorced men, or divorced women.

Family violence costs the nation from $5 to $10 billion annually in medical expenses, police and court costs, shelters and foster care, sick leave, absenteeism, and non-productivity.

A child exposed to the father abusing the mother is at the strongest risk for transmitting violent behavior from one generation to the next.

The majority of welfare recipients have experienced domestic abuse in their adult lives and a high percentage are currently abused.

Three children die as a result of child abuse in the home in the United States each day.  

Only 1/3 of people report child abuse when faced with an actual situation.

The single, leading cause of death for children ages four and younger is Child abuse and neglect.

Strangers do not pose the greatest risk of sexual abuse to children; Most children are abused by people they know.

Many child molesters also have adult sexual relationships; they do not Child molesters get their sexual gratification only from children.

The average age that child molesters first attack a child is when they (the attackers) are In their teens—and often as young as age 12.

Estimates range from 960,000 incidents of violence against a current or former spouse, boyfriend, or girlfriend per year to 3.9 million women who are physically abused by their husbands or live-in partners per year.

More than 50% of female victims of intimate violence live in households with children under age 12.

Nearly one-third of American women (31%) report being physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in their lives.

There were 691,710 nonfatal violent victimizations committed by current or former spouses, boyfriends, or girlfriends of the victims during 2001. Such crimes - intimate partner violence - primarily involve female victims. About 588,490, or 85% of victimizations by intimate partners in 2001 were against women.

Violence against women costs companies $727.8 million annually due to lost productivity.

 Over 7.9 million paid workdays are lost each year due to violence against women.
 
74% of employed battered women were harassed by their partner while they were at work.
 
In one case, a wrongful death action against an employer who failed to respond to an employee's risk of violence against women on the job cost the employer $850,000.

37% of women personally affected by domestic violence report that the abuse has had an impact on their work performance in the form of tardiness, missed work, a lost job or missed career promotions. 

Most (57%) corporate leaders believe domestic violence is a major problem in society, yet only 12% of those surveyed say that corporations should play a major role. One-third of those surveyed perceive this problem to have a negative impact on their bottom line and four out of 10 are personally aware of employees and other individuals affected b domestic violence.

 91% of Fortune 1,000 corporate leaders believe that violence against women affects both the private and the working lives of employees. 66% of corporate leaders believe that their company’s financial performance would benefit from addressing violence against women among their employees; 32% say their company’s bottom line performance has been damaged by violence against women. 

56% of corporate leaders today say they are aware of employees within their organizations who are affected by violence against women.

Nearly half (48%) of corporate leaders say that the productivity of their workers has been “negatively affected as a result of violence against women.” Corporate leaders say that violence against women has had a “harmful effect” on the physical safety of their own employees (52 %), on employee attendance (42 %) and on employee turnover (29%).

The rate of infant homicide reached a 30-year high in 2000.

The rate of infant homicide more than doubled from 4.3 homicides per 100,000 children under age one in 1970 to 9.1 per 100,000 children under age one in 2000. This trend occurred during a period in which there was an overall decrease in infant mortality from all sources.

Homicide is the leading cause of injury deaths among infants (under one year of age) in the United States.