[cdc, office of womens health, health matters for women] national intimate partner and sexual violence survey (nisvs) /

This survey provides baseline data that will be used to track trends in sexual violence,stalking and intimate partner violence. On average, 24 people per minute are victims of rape, and physical violence,or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States, based on a survey conducted in 2010. More than 1 million women are raped in a year and over 6 million women and men are victims of stalking in a year. These findings emphasize that sexual violence, and stalking,and intimate partner violence are significant and widespread public health problems in the United States.

Source: cdc.gov