National Statistics and State-specific Information

1 in 4 women and just over 1 in 7 men in the U.S. report experiencing violence by a current or former spouse or dating partner at some point in their life.(Center for Disease Control, 2010)

• BJS: Nonfatal Domestic Violene 2003-2012
• CDC: NISVS 2010 Report on Intimate Partner Violence
• Bureau of Justice Statistics
• National Crime Victimization Survey 2009
• National and Statewide Data Resource Center

National Resources

• American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Domestic Violence
• Batterer Intervention Services Coalition of Michigan
• Battered Women’s Justice Project
• Domestic Violence and Mental Health Policy Initiative (DVMHPI)
• Futures Without Violence
• National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence (NCDSV)
• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV)
• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Family Violence Dept.
• National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
• National Organization for Women (NOW)
• National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)
• Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
• Stalking Resource Center
• The National Center for Victims of Crime
• The Violence Against Women Office (OVW)