Stalking behavior takes many forms, but they are all unwanted.

The Department of Justice has released “Stalking Victimization in the United States,” the largest empirical study of stalking to date.

Click here for a .pdf version of the full report, which includes more analysis of the findings, detailed data, and information about the methodology and instruments used in the study.

Some of the interesting results:

5.9 million U.S. residents experienced stalking or harassment in the year prior to the study (for comparison: there were 5.2 million violent crimes committed during that year.)

About 10% of victims were stalked for 5 years or more, and 30% of the victims reported that among their worst fears was being afraid that the stalking would never end.

43% of the stalking victims had been threatened by their stalkers.

Men and women were equally likely to report the stalking to police.

Almost 300,000 were injured by a stalking-related attack. 99% of the victims suffered minor injuries, about 1 in 5 suffered major injuries, and 14% were raped or sexually assaulted.