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Item # Topic/Issue Summary Nation(s) Year(s) Citation Institution(s)
374 Violence, Sexual

Women perpetrators involved in 45% of child molestations (22% female-only perpetrator + 23% both male and female perpetrators)

United States 2005 Long-term consequences of childhood sexual abuse by gender of victim National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion details
491 Legal System

Incidents with male victims of IPV were almost twice as likely to be cleared otherwise than by a charge as compared to incidents with female victims (29.0% vs. 15.8%)

Canada 2000 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 31 details
490 Violence

Women are twice as fearful for their lives as men given a similar objective probability of death

Canada 1999 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, pp. 19-20 details
493 Legal System

Officers refused to recommend charges against the woman perpetrator of IPV over 3x as often as they did regarding charges against the man (66% vs. 20%)

Canada 1993 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 32 details
494 Legal System

Men nearly 3x more likely to be charged when accused of IPV than women (70.4% vs. 23.6%)

Canada 1992-1996 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 32 details
495 Legal System

Women less likely to be prosecuted than men, even when recommended for charges by the police (16% vs. 6% not prosecuted)

Canada 2000 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 37 details
496 Legal System

Male more likely to be charged in IPV cases where only one partner is injured (91.1% vs. 60.2%)

Canada 2000 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 51 details
497 Legal System

Male more likely to be charged in IPV cases where both partners are injured (71.0% vs. 34.4%)

Canada 2000 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 51 details
498 Legal System

Male more likely to be charged in IPV cases where no one is injured (95.3% of cases)

Canada 2000 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 51 details
499 Legal System

In IPV cases, when women were charged with an offense, male victim suffered a majory injury 6.2% of the time; when men were charged, female victim suffered a major injury only 4.4% of the time

Canada 2000 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 52 details
500 Legal System

In IPV cases, when women were charged with an offense, male victim received medical attention in 9.0% of incidents; when men were charged, female victim received medical attention in 5.5% of incidents

Canada 2000 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 52 details
501 Legal System

In IPV cases, when women were charged with an offense, male victim received minor injury in 73.6% of incidents; when men were charged, female victim received minor injury in 65.7% of incidents

Canada 2000 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 52 details
502 Legal System

In IPV cases, man 100% likely to be charged when woman suffers major injury, woman 75% likely to be charged when man suffered major injury

Canada 2000 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 53 details
503 Legal System

In IPV cases, man 87.1% likely to be charged when woman suffers minor injury, woman 43.9% likely to be charged when man suffered minor injury

Canada 2000 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 53 details
504 Legal System

In IPV cases, man 90.4% likely to be charged when woman is only one to suffer minor injury, woman 57.8% likely to be charged when man is only one to suffer minor injury

Canada 2000 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, pp. 53-54 details
505 Legal System

In IPV cases, man 53.4% likely to be charged when woman suffered no injury, woman 2.2% likely to be charged when man suffers no injury

Canada 2000 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 54 details
506 Legal System

Women who injured their partners more than 2x as likely to benefit from an by law enforcement excuse not to lay a charge than men who injured their partners (28.4% vs. 12.0%)

Canada 2000 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 56 details
507 Legal System

In IPV cases, when man is only one injured, neither party is charged in 29.6% of cases; when only woman is injured, neither party is charged in 8.6% of cases

Canada 2000 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 61 details
509 Legal System

In IPV cases, 40.7% of cases wherein a man was charged with common assault when no injury had been inflicted upon their partners; for women, 26.2%

Canada 2001 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 82 details
510 Legal System

In IPV cases, men who were charged were 50% more likely than women who were charged to be taken into custody (60% vs. 40%)

Canada 2001 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 83 details
511 Legal System

In IPV cases, women who were charged in medium- and high-injury cases were less likely to be taken into custody (50.0%) than men who were charged in NO-INJURY cases (54.2%)

Canada 2001 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, pp. 84-85 details
512 Legal System

In IPV cases, being male is more likely to result in receiving a more severe penalty on a plea bargain than any other factor, including the level of injury to the victim

Canada 2001 Gender as a Factor in the Response of the law-Enforcement System to Violence Against Partners, p. 99 details
621 Violence, Intimate Partner

The first helpline for male victims of IPV – DAHM – only opened in 2000 (it is now closed)

United States 2007 Characteristics of Callers to the Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men, p. 64 University of Massachusetts – Lowell, DAHM, Family Interventions Project details
912 Homelessness

Of all homeless adults in shelter, 63.2% are men, and 36.8% are women.

United States 2012 The 2012 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress, sec. 1, p. 8 Department of Housing and Urban Development details
913 Homelessness

More than 9 in 10 (92.2%) veterans in homeless shelters are men.

United States 2012 The 2012 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress, sec. 4, p. 8 Department of Housing and Urban Development details
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