violence

THE HARD FACTS: o Every year in the United States there are over 3 million incidents of domestic violence. That means that every nine seconds someone is beaten by their domestic partner! o Every year over 4000 victims of domestic violence are killed. Ninety-five percent (95%) of domestic violence victims are women. o Domestic Violence causes more injuries to women in the USA between the ages of 15 and 44 than car accidents, muggings and rapes combined. o Nearly a …

…just under 30,000 in 1985 to more than 61,000 in 1993. (Justice Department study, the Los Angeles Times, 18/11/95) (http://www.stv.net/firearm_stats.htm) ? There is one violent crime committed every 17 seconds. ? One property crime every 3 seconds. ? One murder every 23 minutes. ? One forcible rape every 5 minutes ? One robbery every 51 seconds. ? One aggravated assault every 28 seconds ? One burglary every 12 seconds. ? One larceny-theft every 4 seconds. ? One motor vehicle theft every 20 seconds. (US Census Bureau, www.census.gov/population/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**