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Summary findings

Gender -

Females are more likely than males to experience nonfatal intimate partner violence. On average between 2001 and 2005, nonfatal intimate partner victimizations represented -

  • 22% of nonfatal violent victimizations against females age 12 or older.
  • 4% of nonfatal violent victimizations against males age 12 or older.

Age -

For females of most age categories, nonfatal intimate partner victimization declined over time.

  • In general, females ages 12 to 15 and age 50 or older were at the lowest risk of nonfatal intimate partner violence.
  • During 2005, females ages 35 to 49 were at a greater risk of nonfatal intimate partner violence than older females.

Race -

Between 1993 and 2005, rates of nonfatal intimate partner violence decreased for white females, white males, and black females. Between 2004 and 2005, rates of intimate partner violence remained stable for -

  • white females at 3.1 per 1,000 persons age 12 or older
  • black females at 4.6 per 1,000 persons age 12 or older
  • white males at .7 per 1,000 persons age 12 or older

Children exposed to intimate partner violence -

On average between 2001 and 2005, children were residents of the households experiencing intimate partner violence in -

  • 38% of the incidents involving female victims.
  • 21% of the incidents involving male victims.

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