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Domestic Violence

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YOU'RE NOT ALONE

4,774,000
women in the US experience DV every year

38,028,000
women have experienced DV in their lifetime

1 in 3 women & 1 in 4 men have been victims of physical violence by an intimate partner

1 in 4 women & 1 in 7 men have been victims of SEVERE physical violence by an intimate partner

That's more women then ovarian cancer, breast cancer, and lung cancer combined

1 in 15
Children are exposed to DV each year;
90%
are eye witnesses to the violence

EFFECTS OF DV


Domestic violence is the
#1
cause of homicide and injury related deaths for women

The presence of a gun in a DV situation increases the risk of homicide by
500%

45%
of women in physically abusive relationships are raped by their partner

23%
of survivors attempt suicide,
Compared to the 3% who've never experience DV

Financial abuse occurs in 99%
of DV cases

81%
of women are stalked by a former abusive partner

ONLY 25%
of physical assaults on women are actually reported to police

HELP!

20,000
Calls placed on a typical day to DV hotlines across the country

CSPD responds to about
40
DV calls every day

TESSA helps
10,000
DV victims every year

To talk to someone:
Text LOVEIS to 22522
BTS Helpline 855-BTS-1777
Nat'l DV Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE
Nat'l Suicide Prevention Line 1-800-273-TALK
Press 1 For Vet Crisis Line
TESSA 719-633-1462

For Help:
App - Aspire
CSPD 719-444-7000
EPSO 719-390-5555
Fort Carson MP 719-526-2333
Fountain PD 719-382-8555
Text 911
911