National Facts

• On average, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends every day in the United States.


• In the year 2001, more than half a million American women were victims of nonfatal violence committed by an intimate partner.


• As many as 324,000 women each year experience intimate partner violence during their pregnancy.


• Homicide is the leading cause of death among pregnant women.


• Approximately one in five female high school students reports being physically or sexually abused by a dating partner.


• More than half of female victims of intimate violence live homes with children under the age of 12.


• Studies suggest that between 3.3 to 10 million children witness some form of domestic violence annually.

Georgia Facts

• In 2004, 107 Georgia citizens died as a result of domestic violence.


• Georgia law enforcement officers responded to 67,989 family violence incidents in 2003.


• 93,280 crisis calls were made to domestic violence shelters in 2005.


• Georgia's certified family violence programs provided shelter for 4653 adults and 4956 children for a total of 219,982 bed nights in 2005.

Facts obtained from ncadv.org