CONTENTS

About This Course

Table of Contents

1. Getting The Basics
2. Substance Abuse
3. Violence Against Women
4. Violent Men
5. Alcohol and Violence
6. Alcohol, Drugs and Sexual Assault (Date Rape)
7. Preventing Sexual Assault
8. After a Rape or Sexual Assault
9. Assistance - Women
10. Assistance - Men
11. Legal Options

Supplements
Resources
Glossary
Fact Sheets

It Won't Happen to Me:
Substance Abuse-Related Violence Against Women for Anyone Concerned About The Issues

Statistics About Violence Against Women

• Women are the victims of 2.5 million violent crimes each year.¹
• Women of every race, nationality, and income level experience intimate partner violence.
• Nearly 30 percent of all female homicide victims are killed by their husbands, ex-husbands, boyfriends, or partners. In contrast, about 6 percent of male homicide victims are killed by their wives, ex-wives, or girlfriends.²
• Approximately one in five female high school students reports being physically and/or sexually abused by a dating partner.³
• Women make up from 60 to 76 percent of those subjected to all forms of abuse and neglect.⁴
• Only 10 to 20 percent of rapes are ever reported because of the victims' sense of shame. According to the National Women's Study, approximately 683,000 forcible rapes are reported every year.⁵ This means that there are actually many more than:
• 56,916 rapes per month
• 1,871 rapes per day
• 78 rapes per hour
• 1.3 rapes per minute
• Women are nearly 10 times more likely than men to be victims of rape or sexual assault.⁶
• Women aged 16 to 34 were victims of the most intimate violence (dating violence), with the most frequent ages between 20 and 24.⁷

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References

1. Rennison, C.M., and Welchans, S. Intimate Partner Violence. Publication No. NCJ-178247. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, 2000.
2. Greenfeld, L.A.; Rand, M.R.; Craven, D.; et al.Violence by Intimates: Analysis of Data on Crimes by Current or Former Spouses, Boyfriends, and Girlfriends. Bureau of Justice Statistics Factbook. Publication No. NCJ-167237. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, March 1998.
3. Silverman, J.G.; Raj, A.; Mucci, L.A.; et al. Dating violence against adolescent girls and associated substance use, unhealthy weight control, sexual risk behavior, pregnancy, and suicidality. JAMA 2001, 286(5):572-579.
4. National Center on Elder Abuse at the American Public Human Services Association and Westat, Inc. The National Elder Abuse Incidence Study; Final Report. Washington, DC: Administration for Children and Families and Administration on Aging, September 1998.
5. Kilpatrick, D.C.; Edmunds, C.; and Seymour, A. Rape in America: A Report to the Nation. Arlington, VA: National Center for Victims of Crime; Charleston, SC: Medical University of South Carolina, April 1992.
6. Rennison, C.M. Criminal Victimization 1999 Changes 1998-99 with Trends 1993-99. Publication No. NCJ 182734. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, August 2000.
7. Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin. "National Crime Victimization Survey." Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, 2001.