U.S. Dept. of Justice
Stalking Statistics and Facts

                    Your chances of being stalked are close to 1 in  
                    10. 

                    One in 12 women are stalked at some point in  
                    their life.

                    A woman is 3 times more likely to be stalked than 
                    raped.

                    Each year an estimated 1,006,970 women and 
                    370,992 men are stalked in the U.S. 

                    The primary targets of stalkers are women (80%). 

                    8% of all women and 2% of all men are stalked at 
                    some time in their life. 

                    10% of female victims and 12% of male victims are 
                    less than 18 years old. 

                    Approximately 50% of all stalking victims never 
                    report their victimization to law enforcement. 

                    Only 25% attain restraining orders against their 
                    assailant. 

                    80% of all restraining orders attained against 
                    stalkers are violated.



Facts

                    As of January 1, 1994, all fifty states in the 
                    U.S. have an anti-stalking law. 

                    On September 23, 1996 President Bill Clinton 
                    signed into law the Interstate Stalking 
                    Punishment and Prevention Act of 1996 making it a
                    federal offense to stalk across state lines. 

                    Most violent crimes begin with stalking. People, 
                    including children, are typically stalked prior 
                    to being abducted. 

                    Stalking is prolonged criminal behavior that 
                    endangers the victim, their family, the 
                    community, and also poses a very real threat for 
                    workplace violence. 

                    Millions of innocent citizens are secondary 
                    targets to stalking. They suffer the 
                    repercussions of the criminal acts - either 
                    directly or indirectly. 

                    More than 45% of all stalking cases involve 
                    disruption within the workplace and have 
                    devastating effects on the productivity of 
                    organizations and on the quality of life of 
                    employees. 











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