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Intimate Partner Violence in the U.S.
Reporting to the Police

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Percent of reporting nonfatal intimate partner violence to police, by gender of the victim, 1994-2005

  Percent of victimizations reported to police

Year Female victims Male victims

1994-1995 51.2 % 48.3 %
1996-1997 55.8   42.4  
1998-1999 58.4   48.8  
2000-2001 61.5   55.2  
2002-2003 59.0   51.2  
2004-2005 62.1   64.3  

Note: See Additional Information About the Data for discussion of estimating change in the reporting of victimizations to the police.

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