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THE FACTS
1 in 3 Australian women will experience some form of physical abuse in their life time. The stats for men are worse: it's 1 in 2.
The difference though, is that while most male abuse is at the hands of an acquaintance or stranger, most female abuse is at the hands of someone who once said, 'I love you', or from a trusted friend or professional. [Australian Institute of Criminology, 2017]
On average, one woman is killed every week by a current or former intimate partner. In recent years, MORE than one woman a week has been killed by a current or former intimate partner or close family member.
[Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2017]
1 in 4 Australian children are exposed to Family Violence.
[Australian Human Rights Commission, 2017]
Every day, 8 women are hospitalised with critical injuries inflicted by an intimate partner.
[Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2017]
Women are 5 times more likely than men to require hospitalisation after a violent attack from an intimate partner.
[Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2017]
Intimate partner violence is the leading cause of death, disability and illness in Australian women aged 15 to 44.
[VicHealth, 2015]
Relationship Violence is the main cause of homelessness.
In 2016-17: 72000 women, 34000 children and 9000 men sought homelessness services due to relationship violence. [Homelessness Australia, 2017]
Australian police attend a 'serious domestic dispute' every 2 minutes around the clock:
That's 720 times a day! [Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2017]
Nearly half of all assaults reported to the police involve current or former intimate partners abusing women.
[Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2017]
95% of all victims of violence - men and women - report a male perpetrator.
4 out of 10 women continue to experience abuse after they have separated from their partner.
[Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2017]
68% of the women who reported Relationship Violence to police, also reported that their children saw or heard the violence.
[Australian Institute of Criminology, 2017]
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