Statistics on Relationship Abuse
One Love is working to change the statistics around
relationship abuse one conversation at a time.
Over 1 in 3 women,
Over 1 in 4 men,
Over 1 in 2 trans or non-binary people,
will be in an abusive relationship 1
Girls and young women between the ages of 16-24 experience intimate partner violence at a rate that is almost triple the national average 2
Only 33% of teens who were in an abusive relationship ever told anyone about the abuse 3
One Love’s Impact
Workshop Participation
Nearly 24,000 volunteers have been trained to facilitate educational workshops
More than 1,100,000 people have been reached in-person through a One Love educational workshop
…
Post-workshop Outcomes
88% of participants said they felt they understood the importance of
having a plan to safely leave an an unhealthy relationship4
90% of students understand the resources available
to them if they or someone in their friend circle is
in an abusive relationship4
96% of participants said they
would recommend One Love
workshops to a friend4
- Smith, S.G., Chen, J., Basile, K.C., Gilbert, L.K., Merrick, M.T., Patel, N., Walling, M., & Jain, A. (2017). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS): 2010-2012 State Report. Atlanta, GA:
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Released in April 2017
- Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice and Statistics, Intimate Partner Violence in the United States, 1993-2004. Dec. 2006.
- Based on a One Love survey of 4,700 participants during the 2019-2020 school year.