Domestic Violence Statistics

 33.9% of Massachusetts women and 31.7% of Massachusetts men experience intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner sexual violence and/or intimate partner stalking in their lifetimes. [1] [2] [3]

 In 2019, there were 28 domestic violence homicides in Massachusetts and in 2023, there were 19. [4] [5] [6] [7]

 In one day in 2019, 1,892 adult and child survivors were served by Massachusetts domestic violence programs. Another 434 requests of services went unmet due to lack of resources. [8]

 In 2015, there were 30,172 active 209A Abuse Prevention Orders down from a high of approximately 55,000 in 2011. [9] [10] [11]

21.1% of divorces involve domestic violence

78.9% for other reasons. [12] [13] [14]

Domestic violence accounts for 20% of all violent crime. [15] [16]