| National Statistics are Staggering | |
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An average of 67 women are victimized by an intimate partner every hour 1,612 a day 588,490 women a year |
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An average of 526 people are
assaulted each hour
12,621 a day
4.6 million a year |
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An average of 23 people are raped each hour 545 a day 198,850 a year |
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An average of 2 people are murdered every hour over 16,000 a year |
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An average of 157 people are
stalked every hour
3,775 a day
1.4 million a year |
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An average of 102 cases of
child abuse or neglect every hour
2,455 a day 896,000 a year |
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An average of 54 reports of elder abuse in domestic and institutional settings an hour 1,295 a day 472,813 a year |
| In Indiana alone, 54 kids died in 2005 from child abuse. |
The Warsaw Police Department (excluding Kosciusko County Sheriffs Dept.)receives close to 400 reports each year relating to family violence and sexual abuse crimes. |