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A battering incident occurs every 15 seconds in the United States. |
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25 percent of women who are beaten are pregnant. |
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Battering is the most under-reported crime in the country. |
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73 percent of batterers were abused as children; 60 percent of boys who witnessed violence grow up to abuse.
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Physical abuse by male intimate partners is the single most common source of injury among women between the ages of 19 and 35.
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Battered women are more likely to suffer from depression, drug/alcohol abuse and psychiatric problems.
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Reports by battered mothers show that 87% of children witness the abuse, many growing up to repeat the patterns they witnessed.
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A 1990 study by Kantor and Straus estimates that 86% of domestic violence incidents go unreported.
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On a national level, it is estimated that each year, medical expenses from domestic violence total at least $3-$5 billion.
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Approximately 24% of workplace problems such as absenteeism, lower productivity, turnover and excessive use of medical benefits are due to family violence.
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The Mecklenburg County Civil Department files 3,000 domestic violence restraining orders each year.
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The Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office prosecutes in excess of 6,000 domestic violence cases annually. Violations of restraining orders make up the majority of these cases.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department responded to more than 31,000 domestic reports in 2003.
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There were 68 domestic violence-related homicides in North Carolina so far in 2003; six of these were in Mecklenburg County. |
