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64 Percent of Violence Against Women is Considered Domestic Abuse

A past study by the National Institute of Justice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that the majority of violence against women occurs from domestic abuse.  The study, titled, the National Violence Against Women (NVAW) Survey, sampled both women and men. 

Researchers found that 64 percent of the women included in the study reported being raped, physically assaulted and/or stalked by a current or former boyfriend, spouse or cohabiting partner. 

In general, women experience more domestic violence than men.  The survey reported that 22.1 percent of the women responded that a current or former spouse or partner had physically assaulted them.  Only 7.4 percent of men responded that they had been victimized by domestic abuse.  A little over one percent of female survey respondents said that they had experienced such violence within the previous 12 months.

The study also reported that 1.9 million women and 3.2 million men are physically assaulted every year in the United States.  Even though more men are the victims of assault, women are at a significantly higher risk of being injured during such an assault.

If you have been the victim of domestic violence in Washington State, including King County or Snohomish County, contact a Mercer Island domestic violence attorney at the Law Offices of Molly B. Kenny at (206) 381-0100.

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