- Though Arizona is ranked the 14th largest state by population, we are ranked 12th in the number of survivors in shelters.
- Housing is the most common urgent need for victims of domestic violence in Arizona. State programs received 223 unmet housing service requests in a single day.
- As many as 36.5% of women and 27.1% of men experience some form of domestic violence from an intimate partner in Arizona.
- At least one child in Arizona witnesses domestic violence every 44 minutes.
- In just one day, domestic violence programs in Arizona responded to 1,652 domestic violence reports.
- About two-thirds of all rapes in the US are committed by people the victims know, such as friends or family members.
- Domestic violence has an enormous financial impact in the US. Annual estimates show the average cost for rape victims in the US is $127 billion.
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