About 24 people per minute are victims of violence by an intimate partner, and the increased economic stress and isolation brought on by the pandemic threatens to exacerbate an already challenging problem. One study estimated the pandemic caused a 7.5% increase in calls to police for domestic violence from March through May.
Data Points: Domestic violence is a widespread problem
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