Statistics

South Carolina currently ranks 6th in the nation for the number of women killed by men and is consistently in the top ten in the nation.
(Violence Policy Institute When Men Murder Women report 2018)

The cost of domestic violence in the state of South Carolina in 2020 was nearly $358.4 million dollars according to a report conducted by Dr. Joseph C. Von Nessen and sponsored by the Jamie Kimble Foundation for Courage.

The annual number of domestic violence victims in South Carolina is estimated to be 82,379.
(The Economic Impact of Domestic Violence in South Carolina, 2020- Von Nessen)

42.3 % of South Carolina women experience intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner sexual violence, and/or intimate partner stalking in their lifetimes
(CDC, The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) State Tables, SCCADVASA)

South Carolina records an average of 32,563 cases of intimate partner violence each year
(South Carolina State Data, 2008-2018, SCCADVASA)

A boy who witnesses his father’s domestic violence is 10 times more likely to engage in domestic violence than a boy from a nonviolent home.
(Family Violence Interventions for the Justice System, 1993)

Domestic violence is the leading cause of injuries to women age fifteen to forty-four, more common than auto accidents, mugging, and cancer combined. (U.S. Surgeon General)