- Nearly half of all women in the United States have experienced at least one form of psychological aggression by an intimate partner.

- On average, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends every day.

- One out of three women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime.

- Intimate Partner Violence occurs across age, ethnic, gender and economic lines, among persons with disabilities, and among both heterosexual and same-sex couples.

Your risk of experiencing intimate partner violence increases if you are:

- Poor
- Less educated
- Adolescent or a young adult
- Female
- Living in a high-poverty neighborhood
- Dependent on drugs or alcohol

The following increase someone’s chances of becoming an abusive partner:

- Low income
- Low academic achievement
- Young age
- Aggressive behavior as a youth
- Heavy alcohol and drug use
- Depression
- Anger and hostility
- Prior history of being physically abusive
- Few friends and isolation from other people
- Unenployment
- Emotional dependence and insecurity
- Belief in strict gender roles (e.g., male dominance)
- Desire for power and control in relationships
- Being a victim of child physical or psychological abuse