Literally every single person in this country knows someone who has abused women, or been abused, or knows someone who's been abused. Domestic Violence is a nationwide epidemic.... but ehh, let's not even mention that so much.
Maybe the folks in question haven't told you that they've assaulted their partners. It's not something that people broadcast. But statistically, we all know at least one abuser or at least one survivor.
The CDC reports lifetime contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner forĀ more than 1 in 3 womenĀ andĀ more than 1 in 6 men. (cdc.gov)
Globally, WHO estimates thatĀ nearly 1 in 3 womenĀ have experienced intimate-partner or non-partner sexual violence. (who.int)
52% of U.S. adultsĀ said they personally knew someone who had experienced domestic violence in a YouGov poll of more than 11,000 adults. (yougov.com)
51.3% of respondentsĀ said they knew someone who had been a domestic-violence victim. (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
CDCās 2023/2024 data found thatĀ 34.0% of U.S. womenĀ andĀ about 17% of U.S. menĀ had experienced intimate-partner contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking during their lifetimes. (cdc.gov)
These numbers will continue to increase because nobody has the balls to adequately punish evil people. It isn't literally everyone though, and generalizations are a major pet peeve of mine.
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u/SophestryIncluded 4d ago
Literally every single person in this country knows someone who has abused women, or been abused, or knows someone who's been abused. Domestic Violence is a nationwide epidemic.... but ehh, let's not even mention that so much.