Facts on Men being abused
- The National Institute of Justice and the Center for
Disease Control estimate that as many as 835,000 men are the victims of domestic violence
each year (4).
- Every 38 seconds somewhere in America a man is battered
(4).
- A survey of 1000 women found that 20% had initiated
violence (5).
- Studies show that reasons for physical abuse against men
were not attempts at self defense but efforts to show anger, or to express
feelings that they had difficulty communicating verbally (6).
- Women self reported violence against their partner at a
rate of 32% versus 29% for male participants. (10)
- Male victims are found in all categories of
socioeconomic status (7).
- Male victims do not have a support system (7).
*Percentages vary depending on specific study results
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