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DV Statistics:
Homicide is the leading cause of death overall for pregnant women.
More than 3 women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends in the United States every day.
In 2000 1,247 women were killed by an intimate partner
As many as 324,000 women each year experience
domestic violence during their pregnancy.
An estimated 5.3 million cases of domestic violence occur among U.S. women ages 18 and older each year, resulting in nearly two million injuries.
Victims of domestic violence lose nearly eight million days of work - equivalent to more than 32,000 full-time jobs - and nearly 5.6 million days of household productivity as a result of violence.
One in five female high school students reported being physically and/or sexually assaulted by a dating partner.
50-70% of men who abuse women also abuse children.
Young women ages 16 - 24 are the most vulnerable to domestic violence, experiencing the highest per capita rates of non-fatal intimate partner violence.
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