How often does teen dating violence happen?
• Relationship violence is the number one cause of injury to women between the ages of 15-44. • 70% of severe injuries and deaths occur when the victim is trying to leave or has already left the relationship. • 70% of pregnant teenagers are abused by their partners. • 63% of boys ages 11-20 arrested for murder were arrested for murdering the man who was assaulting their mother. • 38% of date rape victims are young women between the ages of 14 and 17. • 24% of female homicide victims are between 15 and 24 years old.
