Maricopa Association of Governments

Domestic Violence Statistics

• An estimated 4.5 million physical assaults are committed against U.S. women by intimate partners annually.
  (U.S. Department of Justice, "Extent, Nature, and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey," July 2000)

• Eighty-five percent of domestic violence victims are women.
  (Bureau of Justice Statistics, Factbook: Violence By Intimates, 1998, NCJ-167237)

• Slightly more than half of female victims of intimate partner violence live in households with children under age 12.
  (U.S. Department of Justice, "Violence by Intimates: Analysis of Data on Crimes by Current or Former Spouses, Boyfriends, and Girlfriends," March 1998)

• On average, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends in this country every day.
  (Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report, "Intimate Partner Violence and Age of Victim 1993-99," October 2001)

• Husbands and boyfriends commit an estimated 13,000 acts of violence against women in the workplace each year.
  (U.S. Department of Justice, 1994)

• Intimate partner violence victims lose a total of nearly 8 million days of paid work annually—the equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time jobs as a result of the violence.
  (Centers for Disease Control, "Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the United States," April 2003)

• The costs of intimate partner rape, physical assault, and stalking exceed
  $5.8 billion each year, nearly $4.1 billion of which is for direct medical and mental health care services. The total costs of IPV also include nearly $0.9 billion in lost productivity from paid work.
  (Centers for Disease Control, "Costs of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the United States," April 2003)

• In Arizona, every 5 minutes a law enforcement officer responds to a domestic violence call; every 39 minutes one or more children witness a domestic violence incident.
  (Arizona Governor's Office)