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Domestic Violence and Firearms

  • Women in the U.S. are 11x more likely to be murdered with guns than women in other high-income countries**
  • Female intimate partners are more likely to be murdered with a firearm than all other means combined***
  • The presence of a gun in domestic violence situations increases the risk of homicide for women by 500%****
  • In states that require a background check for every handgun sale, 38% fewer women are shot to death by intimate partners*****

** D. Hemenway and E.G. Richardson, “Homicide, Suicide, and Unintentional Firearm Fatality: Comparing the United States with Other High-Income Countries, 2003,” 70 Journal of Trauma 238-42 (2011), available at doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181dbaddf.

 

*** When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2010 Homicide Data: Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Incidents. 2012. Violence Policy Center. Washington, DC. Retrieved January 17, 2013. http://www.vpc.org/studies/wmmw2012.pdf.

Dating Digital Abuse

What are three ways you may be experiencing digital dating abuse? Digital dating abuse is a form of verbal and/or emotional abuse, particularly among teens, which can include unwanted, repeated calls or text messages, pressure to send nude or private pictures or videos, and the use of social networking sites such as Instagram to bully, harass, stalk or intimidate.

Physical Abuse

Physical Abuse

Physical abuse includes unwanted physical contact, which may or may not cause an injury. Physical abuse can be directed at you, your children, household pets or others. Has your partner ever:

Emotional Abuse

  1. Controlling Abuse