• 60% of abusive relationships begin during pregnancy.
• Every week in this country 2 women are killed by their partners or ex-partners and 1 man a month.
• Domestic Abuse accounts for 25% of all reported crime.
• Every 6 seconds abuse occurs in some households.
• In this country there are 200 refuges for victims and children who are or have suffered domestic abuse compared to 1,500 animal refuges.

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Some interesting statistics about Domestic Abuse

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• It is the largest cause of deaths in women between the ages of 19 – 44 yrs.
• In 1992 domestic abuse cost £5 Billion nationally in 2003 cost £10 Billion. 
• In 2006 the cost in Cumbria alone was £23 Billion.
• 40% of all female murders and 5% of male murders are domestic abuse related.
• 90% of children are in the same room or next door when domestic abuse is occurring.
• 1:3 child protection cases show a history of domestic abuse to the mother.
• 75% of mothers say that their children witness domestic abuse.
• 33% of children actually see their parent beaten up.
• 10% of children witness sexual abuse.
• 70% of abusers who beat up their partners also physically abuse their children.