Statistics

Shelter Statistics

Total Number of Women and Children Served in the Shelter:
December 2009:  171 (93 adults, 78 children)
January 2010: 171 (104 adults, 67 children)

Total Served Due to Domestic Violence, Stalking, Sexual Assault, Isolation or Forced Prostitution:
December 2009:  145 women and children
January 2010:  136 women and children

Nationally, on average, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends every day.  In 2000, 1,247 women were killed by an intimate partner.  (Source:  Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime Data Brief, Intimate Partner Violence, 1993-2001, February 2003.)

In Indiana, 4,500 adults and 3,677 children were served in emergency shelter as a result of being victims of domestic violence.  612 out of state domestic violence victims were served.  (Source:  Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Accredited Program Statistics, 2007.)

In Indiana, 75 deaths were attributed to domestic violence from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.  (Source:  Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Accredited Program Statistics, 2007.)

In Marion County, more than 100,000 women are expected to be physically or sexually abused by a spouse, former spouse, cohabitating partner or date at some point in their lifetime.  (Sources:  National Institute and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Violence Against Women Survey, November 1998.  And:  2000 U.S. Census.)