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Research and data
Facts and figures related to the issue of domestic violence
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.
96%
of participants in a restorative justice pilot program for domestic violence felt it was helpful to them.
The Collective Healing and Transformation (CHAT) Project evaluated a non-law enforcement, restorative justice approach to domestic and sexual violence.
$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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
$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).
$1280
amount per month that people experiencing domestic violence report is stolen from them by their partners.
In a 2020 FreeFrom survey of people experiencing domestic violence in Los Angeles and Orange County, California, they shared experiences with financial abuse.
89%
of advocates report that contact with the police results in involvement with CPS “sometimes” or “often”
A 2015 nationwide survey of advocates, service providers, attorneys, and others looked into experiences regarding policing, domestic violence and sexual assault, and child protective services (CPS).
51.6%
of open child welfare cases in Los Angeles involve allegations of domestic violence
Research from the UCLA Pritzker Center explores the intersection of child welfare and domestic violence.
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