Fact of the Day
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October 1: 1-in-4 women and 1-in-7 men are victims of severe physical violence in their lifetime.
October 2: 1 out of every 6 American women have been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime.
October 3: 1-in-3 adolescents in the U.S. report being the victim of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse from a dating partner.
October 4: One act of domestic violence occurred every 8 minutes and 52 seconds in New Jersey.
October 5: A victim is 5-6 times more likely to be killed if their abuser possesses a firearm than if there are no guns in the house.
October 6: 98% of rapists will never spend a day in prison.
October 7: A child cannot consent to any form of sexual activity.
October 8: Strangulation is more serious than professionals have realized. Loss of consciousness can occur within 5-to-10 seconds, death within 4-to-5 minutes.
October 9: Victims of prior attempted strangulation are 7 times more likely of becoming a homicide victim.
October 10: Police reported 6,075 domestic violence offenses in Essex County in 2015- the most in New Jersey.
October 11: The most frequent day domestic violence occurs is Sunday and the most common hours are 8pm-12am.
October 12: Children were involved or present during 28% of all domestic violence incidents occurring in 2015.
October 13: College women are twice as likely to be sexually assaulted than robbed.
October 14: Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime.
October 15: 1-in-7 women and 1-in-18 men have been stalked by an intimate partner during their lifetime to the point that they believed they or someone close to them would be harmed or killed.
October 16: For every three victims of teen dating violence, only one will ever tell anyone about the abuse.
October 17: More police officers are killed responding to domestic violence calls than any other type of service call.
October 18: In States that require background checks, 38-47% fewer women are shot to death by their intimate partners.
October 19: Only 34% of people who are injured by their intimate partner receive medical care for their injuries.
October 20: Women between the ages of 18-20 are the most commonly abused by an intimate partner.
October 21: Often even in fatal cases of strangulation, there is no external evident injury whatsoever.
October 22: 50% of youth survivors of dating violence or sexual assault attempt suicide versus 12% of non-abused girls and 5% of non-abused boys.
October 23: Children witness approximately 50% of strangulation assaults, causing deep, long-term emotional trauma and dramatically increasing the likelihood that male children will repeat the violence as teenagers and adults.
October 24: The cost of intimate partner violence in the United States exceeds $8.3 billion per year.
October 25: Every 98 seconds, another person experiences sexual assault.
October 26: 4 out of 5 sexual assault victims know their perpetrator.
October 27: The majority of sexual assaults occur at or near the victim's home.
October 28: It is important to let your child know that their body is their own.
October 29: Recent studies have shown that nearly half of female victims of domestic violence report having been "choked" and more than a third of pregnant victims report having been "choked."
October 30: Nearly one-third of all women murdered in the U.S. in recent years were killed by a current or former intimate partner.
October 31: Everyone can make a difference in preventing domestic/sexual violence and helping survivors heal and thrive.
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