KFF, a health policy research, polling, and journalism organization, has recently released a new report on women’s experiences with intimate partner violence (IPV). The study uncovered higher rates of violence against Black and Hispanic women compared to other groups.
Drawing from data collected by the 2024 KFF Women’s Health Survey, the study found 19 percent of all women ages 18 to 64 have experienced some form of IPV over the past five years. More than half of these women come from low-income households and are unmarried. Some 45 percent of women who have experienced recent IPV have young children.
Black and Hispanic women were the most likely groups to report IPV, with 22 percent saying they have experienced IPV within the past five years. In comparison, 18 percent of White women and 9 percent of Asian and Pacific Islander women reported recent IPV.
Furthermore, Black and Hispanic women are more likely to experience all forms of IPV, including fearing for their safety or the safety of their families, having their daily activities controlled by a partner, and being forced into unwanted sexual activity. Among Black women who have experienced recent IPV, almost half say they have been physically injured by a current or ex-partner.
