teen dating violence/abuse statistics
An astonishing number of teens experience dating abuse:
- Nearly 1.5 million high school students experience dating abuse in the United States each year!
- 1 in 3 teens experience dating abuse, but two-thirds never tell anyone.
- 1 in 3 teens are perpetrators of dating abuse.
- 37% of middle school students experience victimization by a dating partner.
- 49% of middle school students are sexually harassed by a partner.
- Most parents believe their teen is too young to be dating, however, around 72% of 8th and 9th graders are in a dating relationships.
- One-quarter of high school females have been victims of dating violence, sexual abuse, or date rape.