Teen Dating Violence is when one partner tries to maintain power and control over the other through physical or emotional or sexual abuse. It is becoming a growing concern in society now. Teenagers often experience violence in dating relationships. In teen dating violence, most victims are young women, who are also at greater risk for serious injury. For safe and secure dating, all teenagers needs and should learn safety plan.

According to teen dating statistics:

		About one in three high school students have been or will be involved in an abusive relationship.
		Forty percent of teenage girls ages 14 to 17 say they know someone their age who has been hit or beaten by a boyfriend.
		In one study, from 30 to 50 percent of female high school students reported having already experienced teen dating violence.
		Teen dating violence most often takes place in the home of one of the partners.
		One in five or 20 percent of dating couples report some type of violence in their relationship.
		A survey of 500 young women, ages 15 to 24, found that 60 percent were currently involved in an ongoing abusive relationship and all participants had experienced violence in a dating relationship.
		One study found that 38 percent of date rape victims were young women from 14 to 17 years of age.
		A survey of adolescent and college students revealed that date rape accounted for 67 percent of sexual assaults.
		More than half young women raped (68 percent) knew their rapist either as a boyfriend, friend or casual acquaintance.
		6 out of 10 rapes of young women occur in their own home or a friend's or relative's home, not in a dark alley.