Domestic Violence
Domestic violence (may be referred to as intimate partner violence (IPV), domestic abuse or relationship abuse) is a pattern of behaviors used by one partner to maintain power and control over another partner in an intimate relationship.
Domestic violence does not discriminate. Anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion or gender can be a victim – or perpetrator – of domestic violence. It can happen to people who are married, living together or who are dating. It affects people of all socioeconomic backgrounds and education levels.
The frequency and severity of domestic violence/abuse can vary dramatically. It is not always easy to determine in the early stages if one person will become abusive. Domestic violence intensifies over time. Abusers may seem wonderful initially but gradually become more controlling and aggressive as the relationship continues.
*Information retrieved from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
One in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime.
Many cases of domestic violence are never reported.
30% – 60% of perpetrators of intimate partner violence also abuse children in the household.
Children who witness violence in the home is the strongest risk factor of transmitting violent behavior from one generation to the next.
The cost of intimate partner violence exceeds $5.8 billion each year. $4.1 billion of which is for direct medical and mental health services.
The economic impact of domestic violence for Tennessee alone is 7.8 million dollars per year.
One in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime.
Most cases of domestic violence are never reported. This means that many statistics are showing a much lower number than what actually occurs.
30% – 60% of perpetrators of intimate partner violence also abuse children in the household.
Children who witness violence in the home is the strongest risk factor of transmitting violent behavior from one generation to the next.
The cost of intimate partner violence exceeds $5.8 billion each year. $4.1 billion of which is for direct medical and mental health services.
The economic impact of domestic violence for Tennessee alone is 7.8 million dollars per year.
Sexual Assault
Sexual assault is any forced, coerced, unwanted sexual contact. While there are specific legal definitions of rape and sexual assault, sexual violence is best understood as a broader continuum of unwanted non-mutual sexual activities that range from subtle to extremely violent.
Sexual assault can include, but is not limited to, the concepts of rape, sexual threats and intimidation, incest, sexual assault by intimate partners, child sexual abuse, human sexual trafficking, sexual harassment, street harassment and other forms of unwelcome, coerced or non-consensual activity. The terms sexual violence and sexual abuse are also often used to describe the wide range of activities that constitute sexual assault.
*Information obtained from WOAR.
Every 73 seconds another American is sexually assaulted.
Every 9 minutes, that victim is a child.
1 out of every 6 American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime.
One in four women and one in six men will be sexually assaulted before the age of 18.
2/3 of assaults are committed to by someone the victim knows.
One in twelve college age men admits to doing something that meets the legal definition of sexual assault
Every 73 seconds another American is sexually assaulted.
Every 9 minutes, that victim is a child.
1 out of every 6 American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime.
One in four women and one in six men will be sexually assaulted before the age of 18.
2/3 of assaults are committed to by someone the victim knows.
One in twelve college age men admits to doing something that meets the legal definition of sexual assault
