University of Denver

Facts
1,006,970 women and 370,990 men are stalked annually in the U.S.

1 in 12 women and 1 in 45 men will be stalked in their lifetime.

77% of female victims and 64% of male victims know their stalker.

87% of stalkers are men. ?? 59% of female victims and 30% of male victims are stalked by an intimate partner.

81% of women stalked by a current or former intimate partner are also physically assaulted by that partner.

31% of women stalked by a current or former intimate partner are also sexually assaulted by that partner.

73% of intimate partner stalkers verbally threatened victims with physical violence, and almost 46% of victims experienced one or more violent incidents by the stalker.

The average duration of stalking is 1.8 years.

If stalking involves intimate partners, the average duration of stalking increases to 2.2 years.

28% of female victims and 10% of male victims obtained a protective order. 69% of female victims and 81% of male victims had the protection order violated.

[Tjaden & Thoennes. (1998). "Stalking in America," NIJ.]

National Center for Crime Victims Stalking Fact Sheet