1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year, and 90% of these children are eyewitnesses to this violence1
On average nearly
20 people per minute
are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States1
In 2016, 172,573 hotline calls were answered in the state of Texas.
That averages around 473 calls each day in Texas alone2
In 2018, the City of Dallas reported 15,425 domestic violence related offenses and 24 murders3
of Texas Women have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime2
In 2017,
136
Texas women were killed due to intimate partner violence2
Nationally, 1 in 4 women
and 1 in 7 men
aged 18 and older have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime4
1. National Coalition Against Domestic 2. Texas Council on Family Violence 3. Dallas Police Department Family Violence Unit Crime Report 4. The National Domestic Violence Hotline
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