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Domestic violence accounts for 15% of all violent crimes. In the United States, approximately 20 people are physically abused by their partners per minute. Statistically, it accounts for an average of more than 10 million men and women in a year. Men are equally prone to domestic violence as women. There are more than 20000 recorded phone calls every day reporting sorts of domestic violence. The most prone people are women ranging in the age of 18 and 24 years. It is expected that intimate characters separate after cases of violence. However, due to fear of being harmed or killed after separation, most people remain in their relationships. The study shows that a woman reports an assault by a lover after approximately 35 times (Gerdes 64). Statistics shows that globally everyone among three women experiences violence from their partners within their lifetime. 30% of these cases occur during pregnancies. There are reasons why women would choose to remain with their partners even after the assault. Most women fear the actions of their partners after they leave. One in seven women is stalked by their past lovers to the point of believing that they will be harmed or killed. They also fear that someone close to them will be harmed (Balkin 133). 142 women were killed between the year 2003 and 2008 by their partners at their workplaces. It is evident that domestic violence has an impact on the economy. Approximately 8.3 billion dollars are spent to deal with partner’s violence. Another effect to the economy is the rampant rise of suicides. 72% of all suicides reported are associated with intimate partners. 94% of these suicide victims are women (Garcia- Moreno 1268). Women
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