Family, domestic and sexual violence affects people of all ages and from all backgrounds, but it predominantly affects women and children.
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimated that 2.2 million adults have been victims of physical and/or sexual violence from a partner.
HOW COMMON IS FAMILY, DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE?
* On average, one woman is killed every week by a current or former intimate partner. In recent years, more than one woman a week has been killed.
* 74 Australian women and 27 children died in 2019, most at the hands of someone they loved.
* Every day, eight women are hospitalised with critical injuries inflicted by an intimate partner.
* One in six women and one in 16 men have experienced physical or sexual violence.
* One in four women and one in six men have experienced emotional abuse.
* One in five women and one in 20 men have experienced sexual violence.
* One in six women and one in nine men were physically or sexually abused.
* One in two women and one in four men have been sexually harassed.
* One in six women and one in 15 men have experienced stalking.
* One in four Australian children are exposed to family violence.
* Intimate partner violence is the leading cause of death, disability and illness in Australian women aged 15 to 44 .
* Australian police attend a 'serious domestic dispute' every two minutes around the clock, equal to 720 incidents a day.
* Four out of 10 women continue to experience abuse after they have separated from their partner.
WHERE CAN YOU GET HELP?
* Call 000 if you are in danger
* Most people do not contact the police following violence from a partner. Eight in 10 women and nine in 10 men do not contact police.
Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's "Family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia: 2019 and Impact".
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