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Teen and Young Women Statistics

verbal abuse in a dating relationship
  • 1 in 10 high school students has experienced physical violence from a dating partner in the past year.

  • Almost 1 in 10 teens in relationships reports having a partner tamper with their social media account, which constitutes the most frequent form of harassment or abuse.

  • Victims of digital abuse and harassment are twice as likely to be physically abused, twice as likely to be psychologically abused, and 5 times as likely to be sexually coerced.

  • 43% of dating college women report experiencing violent and abusive dating behaviors including physical, sexual, digital, verbal, or other controlling abuse.

  • Nearly 1 in 3 college women (29%) say they’ve been in an abusive dating relationship .

  • 38% of college students say they don’t know how to get help for themselves if they experience dating abuse as a victim.

  • Over half of all college students (57%) say it’s difficult to identify dating abuse.

  • 1 in 5 college women has been verbally abused by a dating partner.

  • 1 in 6 college women (16%) has been sexually abused in a dating relationship.

  • 52% of college women report knowing a friend who’s experienced violent and abusive dating behaviors including physical, sexual, digital, verbal, or other controlling abuse.

  • 58% of college students say they don’t know what to do to help someone who is a victim of dating abuse.

  • Approximately 84% of victims are psychologically abused by their partners; half are physically abused and one third experiences sexual coercion.

*All Statistics Derived from The National Domestic Violence Hotline, thehotline.org, 1-800-799-7233

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