From Domestic Violence Statistics 2011

Domestic violence statistics are fluid. They change by the year, the time of year, the state of the economy and even by each state of the country. Oklahoma continues to rank as one of the top 10 states for domestic violence occurrences. The following represents a snapshot of domestic violence in the United States and around the world.

• Every nine seconds in the United States, a woman is assaulted or beaten.
• Around the world, at least one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in her lifetime. Most often the abuser is a member of her family.
• Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women – more than car accidents, muggings and rapes combined.
• Studies suggest that more than 10 million children witness some form of domestic violence every year.
• Nearly one in every five teenage girls who have been in a relationship said a boyfriend threatened violence or self-harm if presented with a break-up.
• Every day in the United States, more than three women are murdered by a husband or boyfriend.
• 92 percent of women surveyed listed reducing domestic violence and sexual assault as their top concern.
• Domestic violence victims lose nearly eight million days of paid work per year in the United States alone. This is the equivalent of 32,000 full-time jobs.
• Based on reports from 10 countries, between 55 and 95 percent of women who had been physically abused by their partners have never contacted non-governmental organizations, shelters or the police for help.
• The costs of intimate partner violence in the United States alone exceed $5.8 billion per year. $4.1 billion are for direct medical and health care services, while productivity losses account for nearly $1.8 billion.
• Men who witnessed domestic violence as a child were twice as likely to abuse their wives or girlfriends than sons of nonviolent parents.