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.
Nearly 1 in 6 Utah high school students report having been hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend during the previous 12 months.

This violence must end.

These victims are our sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, spouses and parents, work colleagues, neighbors and friends.

It’s time for men to come together and say “no more” to interpersonal violence in Utah.

The Men’s Anti-violence Network of Utah (MAN) actively engages men in the effort to end violence in Utah. MAN is a group of business and community leaders dedicated to stopping all forms of interpersonal violence by holding perpetrators and abusers accountable and working on prevention efforts. MAN’s focus is on increasing public awareness and changing public policy. MAN enhances men’s ability to promote healthy masculinity; extends young men’s capacity to find alternatives to bullying, personal aggression and community violence; and encourages all men and boys to embrace their roles as allies of women and girls in safe, nurturing and respectful relationships.

Learn more about MAN. Then join us, and help us end violence in Utah.