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Statistics on violence againts women in America

Statistics on violence against women

Islam and Muslims have long been accused of mistreating women. Whether it is by Orientalists, or the "average Joe" or Josephine relying on the media barrage of awful stereotypes to formulate his or her opinion.

Muslim men are perceived as violent, cruel and barbaric towards women in general, but especially towards their own wives, daughters and sisters.

The fact is that such disgusting behavior does occur in the Muslim world, for many of the same reasons it occurs in the United States: a cycle of abuse in the family, socio-economic factors and jealousy.

However, what could be said to distinguish women's mistreatment in the Muslim world is the general lack of Islamic education amongst men and women about day-to-day matters, including the roles and rights of women.

Mistreatment and abuse of women, and wives in particular is condemned by Islam.

Consider the following Hadith narrated by Abu Huraira in Tirmidhi: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,"The one most perfect in his faith is he whose conduct is best and the best amongst you is he who behaves best towards his wife."

Now consider the following the statistics about how many women are treated in the United States, taken from the 1995 National Crime Victimization Survey of the U.S. Department of Justice and the National Domestic Violence Hotline Fact Sheet and Statistics

HOW MANY ABUSED WOMEN ARE THERE IN THE U.S.?

Women age 12 or older annually sustained almost 5 million violent victimizations in 1992 and 1993.

Women and girls ages 12 and up annually reported about 500,000 rapes and sexual assaults, almost 500,000 robberies, and about 3.8 million assaults.

WHO ARE THE ABUSERS

In 29% of all violence against women by a lone offender, the perpetrator was an intimate (husband,ex-husband, boyfriend or ex-boyfriend).

Women annually reported about 500,000 rapes and sexual assaults Friends or acquaintances of the victims committed over half of these rapes or sexual assaults. Strangers were responsible for about 1 in 5.

HONOR KILLINGS IN AMERICA?

Of the 5328 women murdered in 1990, FBI data indicate that about half or more of them by a husband or boyfriend.

VIOLENCE AMONG COUPLES

A minimum of 16 % of American couples experienced an assault during the year they were asked about it, and about 40% of these involved severely violent acts, such as kicking, biting, punching, choking, and attacks with weapons.

A 1993 national poll found that 34% of adults in the United States report having witnessed a man beating his wife or girlfriend and that 14% of women report that a husband or boyfriend has been violent with them.

THE PHYSICAL DAMAGE CAUSED TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN BY ABUSE

During the last decade, domestic violence has been identified as one of the major causes of emergency room visits by women.

From 20% to 30% of the women who are seen by emergency room physicians exhibit at least one or more symptoms of physical abuse.

10% of the victims were pregnant at the time of abuse.

10% reported that their children had also been abused by the batterer.

THE ECONOMIC FACTOR IN WOMEN'S ABUSE

*Women aged 19 to 29 and women in families with incomes below $10,000 were more likely than other women to be victims of violence by an intimate.

 

Sources: 1995 National Crime Victimization Survey of the U.S. Department of Justice. You can order this Special Report (NCJ-154348) "Violence Against Women: Estimates from the Redesigned Survey August 1995" by calling the Bureau of Justice Statistics Clearinghouse, 800-732-3277and the National Domestic Violence Hotline Fact Sheet and Statistics.

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Why do you have to start off with how "Muslims mistreat women". It's not even related. And for the record. No they don't I am a Muslim, and nobody does that, I mean we are humans we are the same as Americans. Im not saying NOT A SINGLE MUSLLIM HAS MISTREATED A WOMAN, I'm saying that they are just as equal as other people who mistreat women. Why do you have to bring up Muslims then, why do you have to start off with making them look bad, and dont say its in our history, because ITS NOT. So for the record, before you post something on the internet, get some education you closed-minded, stupid, uneducated person. Get a LIFE.

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California

It is not simply "orientalist", a word championed by Edward Said. Nor is it simply the "average Joe," who think that some religious Muslims men are Male Chauvinist. I have worked at places that teach ELS and personally take issue with this source, as it is to reliant on reporting. For example, I have a situation where I cannot talk to my neighbors because the man in the house is in Jordan? As such, if I have a problem I am to talk to the building manager. And I have been told that it is because they are Muslims. Now, these statistics do not record these types of situations. I bet the numbers where low in America during the 1950 and before, as it pertains to domestic violence. Silence is a powerful weapon, as is culture. We cannot allow people to hide, to take cover behind culture.

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NY

women to day are still being beatin and it's unfair to them they need to find the will to call 911 .and put a stop to it i know how it is i have an older brother who went to the group home for beating on me and my sister now in in 9th grade and he is comming to try to live with us in 12,18,09 this friday hopefully it'll work out

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protorville

I hope there were some recent informations, like in 2005~2009 or at least in 21st century. Also, I hope there were some informations about women abuse in Islamic worlds too, because it sound like you're saying Islamic world is all good, but other place isn't. I think the world is all corrupted the same way.

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earth

This article was very helpful for my concept essay for English! Jazakum allahu khairan! Muslims always have the awesomest statistics!

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Santa Clara

The information covered was well presented and compelling however to start a contrast of the Muslim world to the United States then only show statistics of the United States gives the feel of an incomplete article. Ok, I now have information about the U.S. but what do they mean when analyzed with your first comments if I do not have a basis for the rates of violence in the Muslim world.

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Tallahassee

It is all what I needed for my information, thank you very much, and keep up the good work!God bless you!

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Kabul Afghanistan

Im doing a project on women abuse and this helped me .. it's a good website..........

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Bronx NY

I have been working on this subject for some time now. I have a brochure that I have created concerning female abuse. If I had an e add I would send a copy in hopes that it may be published and help all men and women. It is my contention that men do not know many of the points I mention in my work.

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Colorado

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