I'm a 5'-11", 250# + male.
If there is a call of domestic abuse in my house, I'm going to jail. Even if I made the call.
Even if I have bruises on my face.
If she has bruises on her wrists, from me trying to stop her from hitting me, I'm going to jail.
For male victims: 13.5% reported the victimization to the police, in 1.6% of the cases the perepetrator was arrested.
None were convicted, and none did jail time.
The victim obtained a restraining order in 3.5% of the victimizations.
Average 3.5 victimizations per male victim, 3.4 per female victim.
The percentages above are calculated from the data on the table below.
Police take reports for female victims significantly more than for male victims. They do absolutely nothing for male victims significantly more than for female victims.
Over six times as many male perpetrators as female perpetrators are prosecuted. Female perpetrators received no convictions and, obviously,no jail time.
Men get few restraining orders. When they do, women violate them more often.
About half the men, and over two-thirds of the women, violate restraining orders against them.
