What percent of teen relationship are abusive?

• About one in 11 teens reports being a victim of physical dating abuse each year.1
• About one in four teens reports verbal, physical, emotional or sexual abuse each year.2, 3
• About one in five teens reports being a victim of emotional abuse.4
• About one in five high school girls has been physically or sexually abused by a dating partner.5
• The overall occurrence of dating violence is higher among black (13.9%) than Hispanic (9.3%) or white (7.0%) students.6
• About 72% of students in 8th and 9th grade report "dating".7 By the time they are in high school, 54% of students report dating violence among their peers.8
• 1 in 3 teens report knowing a friend or peer who has been hit, punched, kicked, slapped, choked, or otherwise physically hurt by his or her partner.9
• " 80% of teens regard verbal abuse as a serious issue for their age group.9
• Nearly 80% of girls who have been physically abused in their dating relationships continue to date their abuser.9
• Nearly 1 in 5 teenage girls who have been in a relationship said a boyfriend had threatened violence or self-harm if presented with a break-up10.
• Almost 70% of young women who have been raped knew their rapist either as a boyfriend, friend, or casual acquaintance10.
• Teen dating abuse most often takes place in the home of one of the partners10.

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