DID YOU KNOW?

  • In the United States, a woman is more likely to be assaulted, injured, raped or killed by a male partner than by any other type of assailant.
  • An estimated 3 to 4 million American women are battered each year by their husbands or partners.
  • Violence will occur at least once in two-thirds of all marriages.
  • It has been estimated that 30% of all rape victims are battered women.
  • Every 9 seconds a woman is beaten in the U.S.
  • Approximately 90% of children are aware of the violence directed at their mother.
  • Research results suggest that battering is the single most common factor among mothers of abused children.
  • Each year, more than one million women seek medical assistance for injuries caused by battering.​

What is sexual assault?        

  • It is any forced sexual activity that is against a person’s will.  The force may come in the form of actual physical force, or it may be mental and emotional pressures, coercion or manipulation.
  • In North Carolina, four forcible rapes occur a day, in the United States, every six minutes a forcible rape occurs.
  • One out of every four rapes involves more  than one assailant.
  • One out of every four female college students is a victim of sexual assault.
  • Only one in ten rapes will be reported to law enforcement.
  • Each year more than one million women seek medical assistance for injuries cause by battering.

SAFE Hour Crisis Line ~

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  • Someone is there to listen ~ for more information contact us at: 252-523-5573
Three locations to better serve you.  Please Contact Your Local County Department of Social Services for more information.