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Kristin Brown-Development Manager
Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh






Domestic Violence is the leading cause of injury to women ages 15 –
44 in the United States – more than car accidents, muggings and rapes
combined.
  • 1 in 3 women will become victims of domestic violence in their lifetime
  • 1 in 3 teenage girls will be physically assaulted by a boyfriend
  • Domestic violence is the leading predictor of child abuse
  • Boys who witness domestic violence in their homes are 1500 times more likely to perpetrate abuse later in life
  • 50% of girls growing up in an abusive home will go on to be victims of abuse themselves

Relationship and Gender Breakdown of Adult domestic Violence Victims:
  • 56.5% (48) females killed by current or former intimate partners
  • 22.3% (19) males killed by others
  • 10.6% (8) males killed by current or former intimate partners
  • 9.2% (8) females killed by others

Additionally, Pennsylvania has the third highest number of murder suicides in the nation
including 14 cases in just six months.  Seventy-three percent involved
an intimate partner – spouse, common-law spouse, ex-spouse, or
girlfriend/boyfriend.  Of these, 94 percent were women killed by their
intimate partners.

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