Domestic Violence Against Men
Domestic Violence Against Men
About 1.3 million women and 835,000 men are physically assaulted by an intimate partner annually in the United States1.
The Problem With Assumptions About Domestic Abuse And Violence3
It is a widely held assumption that women are always the victims and men are always the perpetrators. Between 50 and 60% of all domestic abuse and violence is against women. There are many reasons why people assume men are never victims and why women often ignore the possibility. For one thing, domestic abuse and violence has been minimized, justified and ignored for a very long time. Women are now more organized, supportive and outspoken about the epidemic of domestic abuse and violence against women. Very little attention has been paid to the issue of domestic abuse and violence against men - especially because violence against women has been so obvious and was ignored for so long.
