National Library of Medicine -  pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

The 1 % of the population accountable for 63 % of all violent crime convictions

Among known risk factors for being convicted of a violent crime, male sex is the most prominent; men commit about 90 % of violent crimes.

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The following information is from UN Women - unwomen.org

Facts and figures: Ending violence against women

19 November 2025

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Global Prevalence of Physical & Sexual Violence

• 840 million women (almost 1 in 3, or 30% of women aged 15+) have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV), non-partner sexual violence, or both at least once in their lifetime.

• This prevalence has remained largely unchanged over the last two decades.

• Reduction in intimate partner violence has been extremely slow: 0.2% annual decline over the past 20 years.

• 8% of women aged 15+ (263 million women) report experiencing non-partner sexual violence at least once in their lifetime.

• Global average of past 12-month intimate partner violence: 11%.

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Femicide / Feminicide

• 50,000 women and girls were killed in 2024 by intimate partners or other family members.

• 60% of the 83,300 women and girls intentionally killed in 2024 were murdered by intimate partners or family members.

• 137 women and girls per day are killed by a partner or close relative globally.

• 60% of all female homicides occur in the private sphere (by partners/family).

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Violence Against Adolescent Girls & Older Women

• 1 in 6 adolescent girls (15–19) in relationships (16%) experienced physical or sexual intimate partner violence in the past year.

• 4–5% of women aged 60+ experienced intimate partner violence in the past year.

 

Disability & Violence

• Women with disabilities experience higher rates of all forms of intimate partner violence.

• Risk is even higher for women with disabilities on low incomes (EU study).

 

Violence in Climate, Conflict & Humanitarian Contexts

• 70% of women in humanitarian contexts experience gender-based violence, compared with 35% worldwide.

• 80% of people displaced by climate change are women.

• After Hurricane Katrina (2005), rape rates among displaced women increased 6 times the baseline rate in Mississippi.

• After the Canterbury earthquake (New Zealand), domestic violence rose 53%.

• Forcibly displaced women:

  • Colombia: 40% greater risk of IPV (past year)

  • Liberia: 55% greater risk of IPV (past year)

• Child marriage rates are 4 percentage points higher in conflict-affected areas.

 

Human Trafficking & Sexual Exploitation

• Women and girls accounted for 61% of detected trafficking victims worldwide (2022).

• Most are trafficked for sexual exploitation.

 

Violence Against Girls – Child Marriage

• 1 in 5 young women (20–24 years old) (19%) were married or in union before age 18.

• Down from 22% in 2014.

• Progress must accelerate 20 times faster to end child marriage by 2030.

• If no progress: 9 million girls will marry in childhood in 2030.

• 139 countries lack adequate legislation prohibiting child marriage.

 

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

• 230 million girls and women have undergone FGM.

• This represents a 15% increase (30 million more) compared to eight years ago.

• 63% of cases occur in Africa.

• 4 million girls undergo FGM each year.

• Over 2 million girls under age 5 undergo FGM annually.

 

Technology-Facilitated Sexual & Gender-Based Violence

• 1 in 10 women in the EU have experienced cyber-harassment since age 15.

• 60% of women internet users in Arab States experienced online violence in the past year.

• More than half of women online in Western Balkans & Eastern Europe have experienced technology-facilitated violence in their lifetime.

• 49% of women in Uganda (2021) reported ever experiencing online harassment.

• 85% of women in South Korea (2016 survey) experienced online hate speech.

 

Violence Against Women in Public Life

Women Parliamentarians:

• 82% experienced psychological violence while serving.

• 44% received death, rape, assault, or abduction threats (often via social media).

• 65% experienced sexist remarks.

Women Journalists:

• 73% experienced online violence.

• 20% were attacked or abused offline in connection with online violence.

• Reporting topics linked to attacks:

  • Gender: 49%

  • Politics/elections: 44%

  • Human rights/social policy: 31%

 

Reporting of Violence

• Less than 40% of women who experience violence seek any help.

• Less than 10% of those seeking help go to the police.