• In 2012, the estimated domestic violence rate in Idaho was 19 victims/survivors per 1000 people, totaling approximately 30,000 domestic violence victims/survivors.

• 33% of Idaho women and 38.2% of Idaho men experience intimate partner violence and/or stalking in their lifetimes.

• 42% of charges for violent crime in Idaho are domestic violence-related.

• 49% of Idaho kidnapping incidents are committed by the victim's intimate partner.

• One in four homicides in Idaho are intimate partner homicides, with 88% of the victims being women.

• 57% of intimate partner homicides in Idaho are committed with the use of a firearm.
   

DID YOU KNOW?

• 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men in the United States have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner.

• On a typical day, domestic violence hotlines receive approximately 19,159 calls, which translates to a call every 5 seconds.

• In 2018, intimate partner violence accounted for 20% of all violent crime.

• The presence of a gun in the home during a domestic violence incident increases the risk of homicide by at least 500%.

• 65% of all murder-suicides involve an intimate partner.

• 96% of the victims of these crimes are women.

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Source: National Coalition Against Domestic Violence