Impact of Stalking on Victims

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1. 46% of stalking victims fear not knowing what will happen next.
   
   
2. 29% of stalking victims fear the stalking will never stop.
   
   
3. 1 in 8 employed stalking victims lose time from work as a
   result of their victimization and more than half lose 5 days of
   work or more.
   
   
4. 1 in 7 stalking victims move as a result of their victimization.
   [Baum et al.]
   
   
5. The prevalence of anxiety, insomnia, social dysfunction, and severe depression is much higher among stalking victims than the general population, especially if the stalking involves be- ing followed or having one’s property destroyed.
   
   [Eric Blauuw et al., “The Toll of Stalking,” Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 17, no. 1 (2002):50-63.]