62% of sons over age 14 were injured when they attempted to protect their mothers from attacks by abusive male partners.
(Maria Roy, Children in the Crossfire)

Over 1.7 million women were physically abused in 1995 by their male partners, one every 12 seconds.
(Federal Bureau of Investigation)

More than 100,000 incidents are reported in Florida each year -- one victim every four minutes.
(St. Johns County Sheriff's Office)

Nearly four in 10 offenders sentenced to jail for violence against a spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend had a restraining order against them when they committed the crime.
(Associated Press, Jacksonville Times Union, June 13, 1999)

37% of women physically battered by their husbands were also raped by them.
(Diane Russell, Rape in Marriage)

15% to 25% of pregnant women are battered.
(Even Stark & Anne Flitcraft, l992)

Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women.
(St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, 1999)

39% of the murder of females result from domestic violence.
(St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, 1999)