--- title: Domestic Violence Statistics description: Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's marriage dissolved amidst domestic violence allegations. 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A row of rainbow coloured paper houses arranged by colour all on a white background. Image by Catherine MacBride—Getty Images by [Jessie Van Amburg](https://time.com/author/jessie-van-amburg/) ## Jessie Van Amburg Jun 2, 2016 7:42 PM UTC The collapse of [Johnny Depp and Amber Heard](http://time.com/4353735/amber-heard-johnny-depp/)‘s marriage, amid abuse allegations Heard leveled against Depp, has put renewed focus on domestic violence. [This week’s People cover story includes new photos of Heard’s face](http://www.people.com/article/amber-heard-new-photos-alleged-abuse-johnny-depp) after the alleged assault. Depp has not commented publicly, but his lawyers have argued that Heard is “attempting to secure a premature financial resolution by alleging abuse.” More than a third of American women have been victims of domestic violence at some point in their lives, according to a 2010 report by [the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention](http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/nisvs%5Freport2010-a.pdf). [Twelve million](https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/ipv-factsheet.pdf) people per year report experiencing rape, violence or stalking by an intimate partner. While domestic violence affects men and women, women are the victim in [76% of cases](http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ndv0312.pdf), according to the Department of Justice. [Domestic violence makes up 21% of all violent crime](http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ndv0312.pdf), according to the Department of Justice. If there is a gun in a household where there is a domestic violence situation, the [risk of homicide jumps by 500%](http://ncadv.org/files/National%20Statistics%20Domestic%20Violence%20NCADV.pdf), according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. And domestic violence has long-lasting effects on victims, such as [PTSD and depression.](http://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org/learn/domestic-violence/effects-domestic-violence) Domestic violence and partner abuse don’t affect adults exclusively. There were more than 700,000 reported cases of [child abuse and neglect](http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childmaltreatment/index.html) in 2014, according to the CDC, and [one in 15 children](http://www.ncadv.org/learn/statistics) witness domestic violence every year, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. A [2013 survey](http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss6304a1.htm?s%5Fcid=ss6304a1%5Fw) by the CDC found that 10% of teens surveyed reported experiencing physical intimidation by a partner in the previous 12 months. And the CDC notes that exposure to violence and abuse as children can significantly increase their likelihood of [perpetrating or experiencing more violence](http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/connecting%5Fthe%5Fdots-a.pdf) later in life. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4354035/domestic-violence-statistics/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4354035/domestic-violence-statistics/"},"headline":"This is How Many Women and Families are Affected by Domestic Violence","datePublished":"2016-06-02T19:42:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:02:38.084Z","description":"The statistics are staggering","url":"https://time.com/4354035/domestic-violence-statistics/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff0de447685342cf/6988960a524fc0a4e2df83fe/domestic-violence-numbers.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jessie Van Amburg","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jessie-van-amburg/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff0de447685342cf/6988960a524fc0a4e2df83fe/domestic-violence-numbers.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Rainbow row","caption":"Rainbow row","creditText":"Image by Catherine MacBride—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4354035/domestic-violence-statistics/","name":"This is How Many Women and Families are Affected by Domestic Violence"}}]}] ```