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By on December 14, 2023

National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2016/2017 State Report Released

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Violence Prevention has released  the final report with data from 2016/2017, the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2016/2017 State Report. This report includes national and state-level findings on sexual violence, intimate partner violence and stalking. These state-specific estimates on the prevalence of violence victimization can be a tool for states to identify distinct patterns and further customize strategies and allocation of resources for the prevention and response to violence. 

Key findings from the report include:

  • More than half (54.3%) of women and one third of men (30.7%) experienced contact sexual violence during their lifetimes.
  • One in 3 women (31.2%) and 1 in 6 men (16.1%) have experienced stalking in their lifetimes.
  • An estimated 47% of women and 44% of men experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetimes.
  • An estimated 39.2 million women (31.5%) and 15.7 million men (13.3%) first experienced contact sexual violence prior to age 18.

This new NISVS report underlines what preventionists and advocates know: Sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and stalking are common across the United States, and violence is often first experienced early in life. These state-level findings on violence can serve as a foundation for informed decision-making in the selection and implementation of prevention strategies, across the lifespan, with adaptations to meet state-specific needs.

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