Quiz Sheet 1- Myths, Truths and Statistics about Domestic

©NACCC. Training module: Domestic violence Page 1 Quiz Sheet 1- Myths, Truths and Statistics about Domestic Violence 1. What percentage of women’s div...

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Quiz Sheet 1- Myths, Truths and Statistics about Domestic Violence 1. What percentage of women’s divorce petitions cites violence? 25%

50%

70%

2. What percentage of violent crime reported in 2007 was classified as domestic violence? 15%

20%

25%

3. In Britain a woman dies at the hands of her partner every 3 days

week

3 weeks

4. What percentage of men who assault or threaten their partners also abuse their children? 10%

70%

52%

5. In what percentage of incidents of domestic violence are children in the same or an adjacent room? 68%

90%

84%

6. What percentage of domestic violence results in physical injury? 66%

52%

78%

7. On average, how many times is a victim of domestic violence assaulted before they report what is happening? 42

13

33

8. What percentage of boys from violent homes go on to be perpetrators of domestic violence themselves? 30%

22%

14%

9. How many marriages are estimated to be characterised by severe and repeated violence? 1 in 500

1 in 100

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1 in 200

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