DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FACTS & STATISTICS
- 1 in 3 women will be impacted by domestic violence in their lifetime
- Jackson County Missouri has one of the highest reports of domestic violence in the entire state of Missouri
- Only 1 out of 3 people who are injured during a domestic violence incident will ever receive medical care for their injuries. (source)
- 1 in 15 children are exposed to intimate partner violence each year, and 80% of these children are eyewitnesses to this violence.
- Nationally, 50% of batterers who abuse their intimate partners also abuse their children. (source)
- Victims of intimate partner violence lose a total of 8.0 million days of paid work each year.*
- Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crimes.*
- The cost of intimate partner violence exceeds $8.3 billion per year in the U.S.*
WHAT IS CONSIDERED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Domestic violence is prevalent in every community, and affects all people regardless of age, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender, race, religion, or nationality. Physical violence is often accompanied by emotionally abusive and controlling behavior as part of a much larger, systematic pattern of dominance and control. Domestic violence can result in physical injury, psychological trauma, and even death. The devastating consequences of domestic violence can cross generations and last a lifetime.*
Hope House recognizes and understands that men can be victims of domestic violence and all Hope House programming is offered to women, children and men. Last year 1.5% of clients served were men.
Domestic violence is exhibited in a variety of ways. The list below includes many but not all of the ways someone may be abusive:
EMOTIONAL:
- Name-calling and putdowns
- Isolation from family/friends
- Interfering with school
- Intimidation
- Yelling
- Using children to manipulate parents’ emotions
- Use of fear and shame
- Sexist comments
- Jealousy and possessiveness
- Ridicule or public humiliation
- Threats to harm family, friends, animals; to take away children; of being kicked out; of using weapons; of being killed
PHYSICAL
- Stalking
- Punching walls, slamming doors, destruction of personal property
- Shoving, strangling, slapping, biting, kicking, punching, scraping, pinching
- Violence against pets
- Forcing or withholding sexual contact, unwanted touching, reproductive coercion, rape
FINANCIAL
- Withholding money or implementing an allowance
- Sabotaging attendance at job
- Forbidding partner to work
- Hiding or stealing assets
- Preventing access to bank account
- Deliberately destroying credit
- Refusing to pay bills
- Prevention of medical and dental care
Hope House is dedicated to making sure every woman, man, and child affected by domestic violence can find refuge and freedom. If you are need of help please call 816-461-4673. You are not alone and Hope House is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
*National Coalition Against Domestic Violence website www.ncadv.org