Facts and Figures

• Domestic violence affects one in three women.
• Last year in Minnesota, nearly 70,000 victims received services from domestic violence agencies
• About 76% of women killed by their current or former partners were stalked before their murder. 67% were also physically abused in the year before their murder.
• Studies show that 50% of men who frequently assault their wives also frequently assault their children. Children who witness or are victims of domestic violence suffer long-term effects, including depression, anxiety, and violence against peers
• About one in five high school girls has been physically or sexually abused by a dating partner
• Nearly one third of homeless women in MN are homeless at least in part because of domestic abuse, and 69% of homeless women have children under age 18
• Domestic abuse victims account for one quarter of violent crime victims in Minnesota. An estimated 80% of domestic assaults go unreported
• Nearly 35% of all Minnesota law enforcement calls are domestic disputes
• In 2008 domestic violence cost Anoka County $3,392,404 in law enforcement, probation and court costs alone
• Direct medical services for victims of intimate partner violence cost $4.1 billion dollars per year
• According to the US Department of Labor, domestic abuse may have cost Minnesota employers as much as $3 billion in 2007