1.8 million American women have been assaulted by their partner in the
last 12 months
1 out of 6 American women have been the victim of an attempted or
completed sexual assault in her lifetime
Around the world, at least 1 out of 3 women has been beaten, coerced into
sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime
93% of all sexual assaults in Wisconsin were perpetrated by someone known
to the victim, such as a family member, sexual partner or acquaintance
All women are vulnerable to sexual abuse regardless of their age, race or
income
Abuse has a significant impact on a
woman's physical and mental health:
30% of women presenting with injuries to emergency rooms are there because
of battering
Abused women are more likely to experience headaches, back pain, abdominal
pain, sexually transmitted diseases, vaginal bleeding and urinary tract
infections
25% of suicide attempts by Caucasian women and 50% by African-American
women are related to abuse
1 in 6 women are battered during pregnancy
What can I do?
Abuse doesn't just happen to "other people." It doesn't just
happen in "bad marriages." Every year, thousands of women find
themselves in abusive relationships with people they hardly know or with
partners they think they know well. It can happen to you.
Abuse has a significant impact on a
woman's physical and mental health: