Research and Data

Half

of organizations serving survivors with limited English need trauma-informed interpreters.

In a 2023 survey of 60 gender-based violence organizations serving Asian American, Native Hawai'ian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities, 49% said that they needed more interpreters with an understanding of trauma to address language barriers among survivors. 67% cited funding needs.

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76%

of advocates say immigrant survivors worry about contacting police

A survey of 600 advocates in 2019 also revealed that 52% of those serving immigrant survivors worked with someone who said they were too fearful to continue their civil or criminal case.

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1 in 4

survivors would not call the police for help with domestic violence.

In a 2015 survey, survivors who used the National Domestic Violence Hotline’s chat services shared their concerns about law enforcement responses to partner abuse.

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96%

of participants in a restorative justice pilot program for domestic violence felt it was helpful.

The Collective Healing and Transformation (CHAT) Project evaluated a non-law enforcement, restorative justice approach to domestic and sexual violence.

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$73.7b

annual economic burden of domestic violence in California.

A 2024 study by the UC San Diego Center on Gender Equity and Health and Tulane University’s Newcomb Institute quantified the economic impact of intimate partner violence in California, including medical costs, lost earnings, and criminal justice.

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78%

of advocates say their immigrant clients are afraid to call the police about domestic and sexual violence.

Advocates for survivors of domestic and sexual violence shared the unique experiences and fears of immigrant clients, in this 2017 report from a coalition of national domestic violence organizations.

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40%

of survivors experiencing homelessness say violence in the six months prior was a reason for leaving their housing.

A 2024 analysis of the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness found many links between homelessness and intimate partner violence.

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15-20%

of youth experience rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner before they turn 18.

State-by-state and national data in the CDC’s National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey of 2016-17 captures experiences of sexual violence, stalking, intimate partner violence, and violence experienced as a minor.

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1 in 10

U.S. high schoolers who reported dating had experienced sexual dating violence

The CDC's 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey was conducted with U.S. high school students who reported dating during the 12 months before.

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361,980

Domestic Violence Restraining Orders (DVROs) issued in California from 2020-23

California has multiple court-ordered protections designed to prevent gun violence. One of the most frequently issued is the domestic violence restraining order, or DVRO, according to this attorney general’s report.

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1 in 3

mass shooters have a confirmed or suspected history of domestic violence

A 2019 study in Criminology & Public Policy Journal examined the link between domestic violence and mass shootings.

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2x

greater likelihood for Black women to be shot and killed by an intimate partner, compared to white women.

CDC National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) data for women aged ≥18 years in 18 states during 2003–2014 examined the frequency of homicide by race/ethnicity and precipitating circumstances.

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$88,000

average yearly cost of domestic violence to each victim in California

A 2024 study by the UC San Diego Center on Gender Equity and Health and Tulane University’s Newcomb Institute quantified the economic impact of intimate partner violence in California (from medical costs, lost earnings, response programs and criminal justice).

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Facts and figures related to the issue of domestic violence

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Half

of organizations serving survivors with limited English need trauma-informed interpreters.

76%

of advocates say immigrant survivors worry about contacting police

1 in 4

survivors would not call the police for help with domestic violence.

96%

of participants in a restorative justice pilot program for domestic violence felt it was helpful.

$73.7b

annual economic burden of domestic violence in California.

78%

of advocates say their immigrant clients are afraid to call the police about domestic and sexual violence.

40%

of survivors experiencing homelessness say violence in the six months prior was a reason for leaving their housing.

15-20%

of youth experience rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner before they turn 18.

1 in 10

U.S. high schoolers who reported dating had experienced sexual dating violence

361,980

Domestic Violence Restraining Orders (DVROs) issued in California from 2020-23

1 in 3

mass shooters have a confirmed or suspected history of domestic violence

2x

greater likelihood for Black women to be shot and killed by an intimate partner, compared to white women.

$88,000

average yearly cost of domestic violence to each victim in California

$1280

amount per month that people experiencing domestic violence report is stolen from them by their partners.

89%

of advocates report that contact with the police results in involvement with CPS “sometimes” or “often”

51.6%

of open child welfare cases in Los Angeles involve allegations of domestic violence

No results yet.

We can end domestic violence, together.

To learn more, visit letsenddv.org ↗

Research and data

Facts and figures related to the issue of domestic violence

Clear all

Half

of organizations serving survivors with limited English need trauma-informed interpreters.

76%

of advocates say immigrant survivors worry about contacting police

1 in 4

survivors would not call the police for help with domestic violence.

96%

of participants in a restorative justice pilot program for domestic violence felt it was helpful.

$73.7b

annual economic burden of domestic violence in California.

78%

of advocates say their immigrant clients are afraid to call the police about domestic and sexual violence.

40%

of survivors experiencing homelessness say violence in the six months prior was a reason for leaving their housing.

15-20%

of youth experience rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner before they turn 18.

1 in 10

U.S. high schoolers who reported dating had experienced sexual dating violence

361,980

Domestic Violence Restraining Orders (DVROs) issued in California from 2020-23

1 in 3

mass shooters have a confirmed or suspected history of domestic violence

2x

greater likelihood for Black women to be shot and killed by an intimate partner, compared to white women.

$88,000

average yearly cost of domestic violence to each victim in California

$1280

amount per month that people experiencing domestic violence report is stolen from them by their partners.

89%

of advocates report that contact with the police results in involvement with CPS “sometimes” or “often”

51.6%

of open child welfare cases in Los Angeles involve allegations of domestic violence

No results yet.

We can end domestic violence, together.

To learn more, visit letsenddv.org ↗

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