Violence in Utah. It's real, and it hurts.
- Approximately 1 in 8 Utah women report having experienced intimate partner violence during their lifetimes.
- More than 3,400 individuals—31 men, 1,655 women, and 1,761 children—entered shelters in Fiscal Year 2009 to escape domestic violence. These individuals spent more than 83,000 days in shelters.
- In 2009, domestic violence-related homicides accounted for 40% of adult homicides in Utah.
- Rape is the only category of violent crime in Utah where the state average exceeds the national average.
- Nearly 1 in 3 Utah women report experiencing some type of sexual assault during their lifetimes, while nearly 1 in 8 will be raped. Less than 12% of these crimes will be reported to law enforcement.
- Most sexual assaults are committed by male perpetrators who are known to the victim. More than 86% of Utah victims were first assaulted before their 18th birthday.
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