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An Online Resource Library on Domestic & Sexual Violence

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Intimate Partner Violence Surveillance: Uniform Definitions and Recommended Data Elements, Version 1.0

"If the recommended data elements can be uniformly recorded and the data made available to numerous users, then btter estimates of the incidence and prevalence of IPV can be obtained and problems such as data incompatibility and high costs of collecting, linking, and using the data can be substantially reduced."

Uniform definitions are provided for:

  • Involved Parties and Relationships Between Them
  • Violence and Associated Terms
  • Terms Associated with the Consequences of Violence

The 50 data elements are organized into 4 major sections:

National Data Sets on Violence Against Women

Includes information about the Uniform Crime Reporting System (UCRS), the National Violence Against Women Survey (NVAW), the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and the National Family Violence Survey (NFVS).

Data Sets on & Related to Violence Against Women

This resource page features a compilation of publicly-accessible online data sets on violence against women. National, state, and local data sets tables include live links to data sets, annotations, and related information.

The Crushing Burden of Rape: Sexual Violence in Darfur

This report offers a glimpse into the ongoing violence against women in Darfur and includes statistics and short stories from survivors. It concludes by giving recommendations for stopping the rapes in Darfur and in the conflicts throughout the world.