Did You Know?
According to the FBI Statistics, violent crime – including rape, murder, aggravated assault and robbery – increased during the last year.
35%
More than one in three of women worldwide— said they had experienced violence in their lifetime, whether physical, sexual, or both. One in 10 girls under the age of 18 was forced to have sex. [UN Report on violence against women worldwide, 2015]
1.6 million
Deaths worldwide every year. Violence is one of the leading causes of death in all parts of the world for persons ages 15 to 44. [Krug EG et al., eds. World report on violence and health. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2002. Via CDC]
