Research & Statistics

Peer-reviewed studies, surveys, and statistical analyses on domestic violence and intimate partner violence in Australia and beyond.

12 articles

Major Update to the Partner Abuse State of Knowledge Project
The Partner Abuse State of Knowledge Project has been updated for 2025–2026. Here is why the expanded PASK research database matters for evidence-based domestic violence policy and support for all genuine victims.
Intimate Partner Homicide in Australia Continues Long-Term Decline, But Work Remains
Recent Australian homicide data shows intimate partner homicide rates have steadily declined over recent decades. Learn what is working and why prevention remains essential.
Intimate Partner Homicide in Australia Has Fallen Over Time
New AIC homicide data shows intimate partner homicide in Australia has decreased significantly since 1989–90, including falls in both female and male victimisation rates.
Domestic Violence Study: Male Victims of Female-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence, Help-Seeking, and Reporting Behaviors: A Qualitative Study
Male victims noted how disclosure of abuse to family and friends was variously met with shock, support, and minimization. Participants also reported secondary abusive experiences, with police and other support services responding with ridicule, doubt, indifference, and victim arrest. The use of the term boundary crossing rather than IPV, which is commonly associated with male-against-female violence, appeared to be a useful tool for eliciting information from men who have experienced abuse.
Study Reveals Queens Were MUCH More Willing To Pursue Violence Than Kings
Scientists have proven historical queens were “38.8%” more likely to declare war than kings. Co-author Oeindrila Dube told The Times that there is a stereotype that men are greatly responsible for wars and genocides and that women are natural peace-makers, but “our research turns this stereotype on its head”.
CDC: National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey 2010
The findings in this report underscore the heavy toll that sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence places on women, men, and children in the United States.
PRIVATE LIVES: A REPORT ON THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF GLBTI AUSTRALIANS; DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE IMPACTS OF DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE
Of even greater concern, given these high rates of intimate partner abuse, is the lack of appropriate referral options for female perpetrators and male victims in mainstream services.
Sex differences in aggression between heterosexual partners: A meta-analytic review.
Women were slightly more likely (d = –.05) than men to use one or more acts of physical aggression and to use such acts more frequently.
THE PARTNER ABUSE STATE OF KNOWLEDGE PROJECT
The Partner Abuse State of Knowledge Project is the world’s largest domestic violence research data base, 2,657 pages, with summaries of 1700 peer-reviewed studies.
Accurate Statistics
1. women initiate violence in anywhere from 70% (Feibert 2014) to 83% of domestic incidents (Capaldi, Kim & Shortt 2007 p.103). This high rate of instigation could possibly be linked to societies acceptance and encouragement of violence by women towards men (Harned 2001 p.281). 2. The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) credited 52% of all […]
Misleading Data In The Media
We need to be careful with data in the media. Domestic violence is a very important social issue. It is also very important that we are accurate and concise with the statistical information that we use. There are many violence against women groups that raise awareness on the topic. These kind’s of awareness campaigns are important. […]
Truth In Reporting
The media has always had a responsibility to report the truth, as best as they can, and to remain as neutral as possible to their position. Domestic violence reporting in this country should be quite simple. A person is injured or killed, report the facts and call it for what it was. Domestic violence. That’s how things […]