Black women face high domestic violence rates, but stigma keeps many silent, support groups say

Black women face some of the highest rates of intimate partner violence among minority groups, according to Statistics Canada.

The latest data (new window) from 2018 shows 42 per cent of Black women have suffered intimate partner violence, compared to 29 per cent of ethnic minorities. Statistics Canada is expected to publish new data on the topic in 2026.

In the U.S., Black women are more than twice as likely than white women to be killed by an intimate partner, according to 2020 data (new window) from the Violence Policy Centre. Link to full story here.