Did You Know?

In Ventura County alone, there are approximately 7,000 allegations of domestic violence,ⁱ 3,200 allegations of child abuse/neglect,ⁱⁱ 4,700 allegations of elder abuseⁱⁱⁱ and 345 allegations of adult sexual assault each year.^iv

76% of children who grow up in homes with domestic violence end up becoming perpetrators of domestic violence as adults.^v

Abuse or neglect of a child increases their likelihood of arrest as a juvenile by 59% and of arrest for a violent crime as an adult by 30%.^vi

Men who were exposed to their parents’ violence are twice as likely to abuse their own wives compared to sons of nonviolent parents.^vii

Girls who are abused as children are 62% more likely to be abused as adults.^viii

The National Institute of Justice estimates that 15% of all law enforcement costs are due to domestic violence, totaling $67 billion per year.^ix

About half of all female victims of family violence report an injury of some kind, and about 18% of them seek medical assistance.^x

Half of all visitors to family justice centers have been to the ER in the last year.^xi

Women who have experienced domestic violence are 80% more likely to have a stroke, 70% more likely to have heart disease, 60% more likely to have asthma and 70% more likely to drink heavily.^xii

Battered women account for 25% of women who attempt suicide and 25% of women using psychiatric emergency services.^xiii