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Do You Know What Domestic Violence Is?
by Denise

Do You Know What Domestic Violence Is?

October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month.
* 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime.
* In 2001, 20% of violenct crimes against women was intimate partner violence.
* From 1992 to 2000, 54% of intimate partner violence was reported to police.
* Only 24% of rape or sexual assault was reported.
* Marital rape counts for 25% of all rapes, affection 75,000 women a year.