In 2011, there were 19 domestic violence-related homicides in Utah. This is approximately 32% of all homicides in Utah.



In 2011, more than 3,400 men, women, and children entered shelters in FY 10 to escape domestic violence.



In 2008, 14.2% of Utah women (ages 18 and older) reported that an intimate partner had ever hit, slapped, pushed, kicked, or hurt them in any way.



In Utah, women experienced 169,156 intimate partner-related physical assaults and rapes each year.



Nationally, each year, women experience about 4.8 million intimate partner related physical assaults and rapes.



The percentage of women in Utah who reported ever experiencing IPV increased with age, with the exception of women who were 65 years or older.



39% of Utah women reporting IPV said the perpetrator was their husband or male live-in partner. 27% said the perpetrator was a former husband or former male live-in partner and 25.7% said the abuser was a former boyfriend.



In Utah, divorce or separated women report the highest percentage of IPV (42.1%).



Nationally, the estimated costs of IPV exceed $5.8 billion each year. This includes costs of medical care, mental health services, and lost productivity.



There is approximately one intimate partner-related homicide every 33 days in Utah.



44% of intimate partner-related homicide victims were killed by a spouse.



147 Utah children were directly exposed to an intimate partner-related homicide from 2003-2008 and 78% of these children were under six years of age.



There is approximately one domestic violence-related homicide each month in Utah.



One out of three adult homicides are domestic violence homicides.



One-third of domestic violence perpetrators committed suicide after committing the homicide.



There are approximately 3 domestic violence-related suicides every month in Utah.



Almost 12% of adult suicides are domestic violent related.

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Safe Harbor, patrocinado por la Coalición de Ciudadanos de Davis Contra la Violencia (DCCAV) proporciona servicios de vivienda, de apoyo y defensa a las víctimas de la violencia doméstica y asalto sexual.

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