Data on Intimate Partner Violence in US
US Department of Justice publishes a report with data on violence by Intimate Partners.
Will Govt. of India conduct a similar scientific study (involving both genders) ? At present, the statistics are collected only for women who are assaulted by their partners. Similar violence against men remains grossly under reported. This report also debunks the myth that 95% victims of domestic violence are women.
The NVAW Survey found that1.9 percent of surveyed women and 3.4 percent of surveyed men said they were physically assaulted in the previous 12 months.
So, a man’s chance of getting battered at home or outside is 70% more than a woman.
Exhibit 8: Percentage of Persons Physically Assaulted by an Intimate Partner in Lifetime by Type of Assault and Sex of Victim.
Threw something——————————–8.1%—————4.4%
Pushed, grabbed, shoved——————-18.1%—————5.4%
Pulled hair—————————————–9.1%—————2.3%
Slapped, hit————————————–16.0%—————5.5%
Kicked, bit—————————————-5.5%—————2.6%
Choked, tried to drown———————–6.1%—————0.5%
Hit with object———————————–5.0%—————3.2%
Beat up———————————————8.5%—————0.6%
Threatened with gun—————————-3.5%—————0.4%
Threatened with knife—————————2.8%————–1.6%
Used gun——————————————0.7%————–0.1%
Used knife—————————————–0.9%————–0.8%
Conclusion: The domestic violence committed by men:women is 3:1
So, for every 3 battered women, there is 1 battered man.