Ø The violent crime rate among American Indian females during the period of 1992-1996 was 98 per 1,000 females. This is more than double the rate among white females (40 per 1,000) and almost twice the rate among black women (56 per 1,000). These figures include intimate partner violence.

Ø Among American Indian victims of violence, 75 percent of the intimate victimizations and 25 percent of the family victimizations involved an offender of a different race. Disturbingly, Indian victims of intimate and family violence are more likely than others to be injured and a greater number of their injuries will require hospital care.

Ø Approximately 75 percent of Native American female homicide victims are killed by someone they knew. This is significantly higher than the national average. Among all the women in the U.S., 65 percent of females were murdered by someone they knew.