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This article presents 2023\/2024 national prevalence estimates by race\/ethnicity and age at first stalking victimisation among victims.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We analysed data from 15\u2009609 participants who completed the 2023\/2024 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey. Lifetime prevalence estimates and significance testing were calculated for stalking by race\/ethnicity and age at first-time stalking victimisation and weighted to the US adult population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Stalking prevalence varied by race\/ethnicity. For example, 29.8% and 13.9% of non-Hispanic multiracial\/other women and men, 22.0% and 12.8% of Hispanic women and men and 23.0% and 8.3% of non-Hispanic White women and men, respectively, were stalked during their lifetimes. Stalking was more prevalent for women and significant differences were observed across racial\/ethnic groups. Most female and male stalking victims first experienced stalking before age 25, with approximately 30% experiencing it before turning 18. Differences between women and men within each age-at-first victimization group were not significant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion and conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Stalking is a serious problem impacting individuals across all racial\/ethnic groups and often begins in younger years. To tailor prevention efforts, future studies may examine how victim\u2013perpetrator relationships and stalking tactics vary by race\/ethnicity and age of victims. Stalking is preventable and requires ongoing monitoring to shape prevention strategies and reduce its negative impacts.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/ip-2026-046195","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,8]],"date-time":"2026-10-08T19:50:15Z","timestamp":1791489015000},"page":"ip-2026-046195","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Victim characteristics of stalking in a nationally representative sample, USA"],"prefix":"10.1136","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2953-4319","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sharon G","family":"Smith","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kathleen C","family":"Basile","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kaitlin","family":"Forsberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mark R","family":"Stevens","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jieru","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026100812500936000_ip-2026-046195v1.1","unstructured":"Smith SG , Stevens MR , Yue X , et al . 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