The Women's Center

Statistics

• Over three million children witness domestic violence within their homes each year.
• 90% of children from violent homes witness their fathers beating their mothers.
• Boys who witness their father's violence are 10 times more likely to engage in spouse abuse in later adulthood than boys from non-violent homes.
• 75% of battered women say their children are physically or sexually abused.
• Every hour, 115 children are abused.
• Children who witness violence at home are at greater risk for alcohol/drug use, teen pregnancy, and dating violence.

Source: National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.