Domestic Violence
1 in 3 women experiences physical violence by an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime
23 Minnesota women died in 2011 from domestic violence
484 arrests were made in Duluth for domestic violence last year
1,477 families were assisted by Safe Haven Shelter and Resource Center in 2011
Domestic violence frequently continues and even escalates long after the parties separate
90% of Americans believe that domestic violence continues because most women will not leave the men who abuse them
75% of the visits to the emergency rooms by battered women occur after separation
48-67% of intimate partner murders in Minnesota over the past few years have occured after the woman had left the relationship or when she was attempting to leave
74% of the survivors stayed with an abusive partenr longer because of financial issues
7 is the average number of times an abused women attempts to leave her abuser before leaving for good
Source: Safe Haven Shelter and Resource Center (the previous Family Justice Center)
