AAUW

Speaker
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.