TDA Facts & Statistics

• Approximately one in three adolescent girls in the US is a victim of physical, emotional, or verbal abuse from a dating partner.
• 47% of teens (age 13-18) have personally been victimized by controlling behaviors from a dating partner.
• One in four teens in a relationship said they have been called names, harassed or put down by their partner through cell phones and texting.
• Women age 16-24 experience the highest rates of rape and sexual assault.

Sources: (1) Liz Claiborne Inc. & Family Violence Prevention Fund (2009); (2) Davis, Antoinette (2008); (3) Liz Claiborne Inc. & TRU (2007); (4) Rand, Michael (2009).

Learn more:
The Facts on Teens and Teen Dating Violence (Family Violence Prevention Fund)

Teen Dating Abuse 2009 Key Topline Findings (Liz Claiborne, Inc. & Family Violence Prevention Fund)