Characteristics of Women Violently Victimized by Intimates

Race: White and black women have equivalent rates of violence committed by intimates and other relative (about 5 per 1,000 persons).

Ethnicity: Hispanic and non-Hispanic females have about the same rate of violence attributable to intimates, 6 per 1,000 persons.

Age: Women age 20 to 34 have the highest rates of violent victimization attributable to intimates.

Education: Women who graduated from college have the lowest rates of violence attributable to intimates (3 per 1,000 persons) compared to women with less than a high school education (5 per 1,000), high school graduates, (6 per 1,000) or women with some college (6 per 1,000).

Income: Women with family incomes under $9,999 have the highest rates of violence attributable to an intimate (11 per 1,000 persons) and those with family incomes over $30,000 had the lowest rates (2 per 1,000).

Marital Status: Divorced or separated women have higher rates of violence by intimates (16 per 1,000 persons) than women who never married (7per 1,000) or married women (1.5 per 1,000).

Location of residence: Women living in central cities, suburban areas and rural locations experience similar rates of violence committed by intimates.

Source: BJS, Violence Against Women: A National Crime Victimization Survey Report, 1994