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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Teens who Experienced Physical Dating Violence
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This indicator shows the percentage of high school students that dated someone in the past year who experienced physical dating violence by someone they were dating or going out with, one or more times during the past year. Physical dating violence includes being physically hurt on purpose, though such things as being hit, slammed into something, or injured with an object or weapon.
Why is this important?
Domestic, or dating, violence occurs when one person in an intimate relationship uses physical violence to control or dominate the other person. It can happen inside or outside the home, and can occur among couples of all backgrounds. In families that experience domestic violence, children are oftentimes also abused; even children who have not been targeted themselves but who witness domestic violence tend to develop emotional, behavioral, and academic problems. Children raised in violent family environments are at risk of becoming victims or abusers themselves as they grow older.
Many physical dating violence incidents are never reported to law enforcement. The incidents that are reported to law enforcement may represent those that are the most serious and that require the most attention from public safety officials.
7.5%
Source:
Virginia Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Measurement period: 2017
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: September 2018
Measurement period: 2017
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: September 2018
Filter(s) for this location: State: Virginia
Compared to
Graph Selections
No significant difference with the overall value
Data Source
- Virginia Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Maintained By: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute (Methodology)
Filed under: Health / Adolescent Health, Community / Domestic Violence & Abuse, Health Behaviors, Teens