DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
THE THREE P'S - SAFETY FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
If you are worried about your safety, remember the 3 P's - PHOTOCOPY, PACK, PICK . This will help you prepare ahead of time.
PHOTOCOPY
Birth certificates
Driver's license
Medicaid card
Immigration papers
Bank account numbers
Social Security card
Important phone numbers
Insurance papers
Immunization & health records
Marriage license / Divorce papers
Any court orders, including protection, visitation, custody or support
PACK
Extra keys to house and car
Copies of court orders
Medications
Money
Copies of important papers
Important phone numbers
Clothes for yourself and children
Give these items to a trusted friend or hide them in a safe place where you can get them later
PICK
A signal or code word to let family or friends know to call police
A safe place to go – a friend’s house or emergency shelter
List of Rights
I have the right not to be abused.
I have the right to anger over past beatings.
I have the right to choose to change the situation.
I have the right to freedom from fear of abuse.
I have the right to request and expect assistance from police and social agencies.
I have the right t share my feeling and not be isolated from others.
I have the right to want a better role model of communication for my children.
I have the right to be treated like an adult.
I have the right to leave the battering environment.
I have the right to privacy.
I have the right to express my own thoughts and feelings.
I have the right to develop my individual talents and abilities.
I have the right to legally prosecute my abusing spouse.
I have the right not to be perfect.
Statisics
- Ten percent (521,740) of violent crimes in 2003 were committed by the victim's intimate partner. Women (19 percent) were victimized by intimate partners at a greater rate than men (3 percent).
- Nine percent of murder victims in 2003 were killed by their spouse or intimate partner. Seventy-nine percent of those victims were female.
- Women who have experienced any type of personal violence complained of a greater number of chronic physical symptoms than those who were not abused, even though the last episode of violence occurred an average of 14 to 30 years earlier. The risk of suffering from six or more chronic physical symptoms increased with the number of forms of violence experienced.
- Sixteen percent of rejected firearms applications were denied because of prior domestic violence misdemeanor convictions or prior restraining orders against the applicant.
- For 7 percent of adults on probation in 2003, domestic violence was the most serious offense of which they had been convicted.
- Domestic violence victims made up 25 percent of all adult victims who received victim compensation in 2003. Thirty-five percent of all assault claims were paid to domestic violence victims.
SAME-SEX DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - In 2003, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, or transgender people (LGBT) experienced 6,523 incidents of domestic violence. Six of these incidents resulted in murder.
- Forty-four percent of the victims of LGBT domestic violence were men, 36 percent women, and 2 percent transgender. Gender identity was not recorded for 9 percent of the victims.
- For cases where the age of the victim was recorded, 58 percent were over the age of 30, while 42 percent of the victims of LGBT domestic violence were under 30.
- Forty-four percent of the victims were white, almost a quarter were Latino, 15 percent were black, 6 percent were Asian/Pacific Islander, and 5 percent were multiracial.