Statistics

One in nine women in Florida has been a victim of forcible rape in her lifetime. (Ruggiero & Kilpatrick. Rape in Florida: A Report to the State, 2003.)

TEEN DATING VIOLENCE

Both females and males are victims and perpetrators of teen dating violence. However, they tend to abuse in different ways. Girls tend to slap, scratch and yell more. Boys cause more injuries, punch their partners and force participation in unwanted sexual activity. (“Teen Victim Project,” National Center for Victims of Crime, 2009, http://www.ncvc.org/tvp.)

1 in 3 (or 33% of) teens in relationships have experienced the most serious forms of dating violence including physical and sexual abuse. (Liz Claiborne, Inc. and Family Violence Prevention Fund study on teen dating violence & abuse linked to the troubled economy conducted by Teenage Research Unlimited, June 2009.)