Frequency and Escalation of Stalking Behaviors
100% of Stalking Victims experience one or more of the following:

Information gathering from friends, post office, internet, employer, school, etc.

Repeated non-threatening mail, e-mail, beeper codes, and phone calls.

Persistant physical approaches and/or requests for dates, meetings, etc.

Notes or flower left on your car.

Observing/following and "coincidentally" showing up wherever the victim goes.

Sitting outside your home or place of employment.

Waiting next to your car in the parking lot.

False reports to authorities, spreading rumors, giving misinformation or secrets to friends/family.


50% of Stalking Victims experience one or more of the following:

Vandalism or destruction of property.

Threatening mail, e-mail, notes, phone calls, and/or beeper codes. Threats may be direct, implied, or symbolic.

Leaving evidence that car has been broken into.

Breaking into the victim's home when he or she is not there.

Breaking into the victim's home when he or she is there.

Leaving dead animals in home or car.


25% of Stalking Victims experience one or more of the following:

Physically attacking the victim (e.g. grabbing, hitting, pushing, etc.)

Rape or attempted rape.


Less than 2% of Stalking Victims experience the following:

Murder or attempted murder.

Source: Spence-Diehl. Stalking: A Handbook for Victims