Housing: Safety, Stability, and Dignity for Survivors of Domestic Violence
This report provides an overview of the housing stability issues that survivors of domestic violence face.
Statistics & Research
Find up-to-date statistics and research on domestic violence. Learn more about the Statistics & Research project.
New From CDC: 2011 National Intimate Partner And Sexual Violence Survey
“Because a substantial proportion of sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence is experienced at a young age, primary prevention of these forms of violence must begin early.” The CDC…
Does Marriage Make Women Safer?
Does being married make women less vulnerable to abuse? Does marriage make it harder to get away from a violent partner? The relationships between marriage, violence, economic and legal ties are…
Women Under The Gun: How Gun Violence Affects Women And 4 Policy Solutions To Better Protect Them
Women Under the Gun: How gun violence affects women and 4 policy solutions to better protect them A new report from the Center for American Progress points to gaps in…
New Findings From The National Intimate Partner And Sexual Violence Survey
New findings from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey The CDC has released new analysis of the 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS). The NISVS…
Intimate Partner Violence Fast Facts
From the CNN website is a roundup of background information and stats on domestic violence: Domestic (Intimate Partner) Violence Fast Facts
Which Mass Shootings Are Counted?
The way you define a “mass shooting” makes a big difference in the number. Some counts exclude all domestic violence homicides from their definitions. This article from Huffington Post is…
Twenty Tips for Evaluating Scientific Claims
From the journal Nature, a good quick reference to help non-scientists separate good evidence from junk science. Twenty Tips for Evaluating Scientific Claims
Background Checks Prevent Domestic Violence Murders
This infographic from UltraViolet pulls together recent data on background checks for gun sales and domestic violence murders.
Powerful Story About Guns and Domestic Violence
A powerful story this week in Parent Map, “Normal from the Outside: A Family’s Story of Guns and Domestic Violence” by Rory Graves. “Police seized 24 guns and hundreds of…