Raising awareness and encouraging the prevention of stalking by designating January 2025 as "National Stalking Awareness Month".

Summary

Designates January 2025 as the 21st National Stalking Awareness Month and sets out federal findings on the prevalence, characteristics, and harms of stalking across the United States. The resolution summarizes statistics on how common stalking is, who the perpetrators typically are, links between stalking and intimate-partner homicide, the role of technology, campus vulnerabilities, impacts on victims’ safety and mental health, and gaps in reporting and services.

• Designates January 2025 as the 21st National Stalking Awareness Month.
• Finds stalking is common: ~1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men experience stalking in their lifetimes.
• Over 13.4 million people are stalked each year in the U.S.
• Most perpetrators are current or former intimate partners or acquaintances; stalking often involves frequent pursuit and threats of harm.
• Stalking is strongly linked to intimate-partner homicide risk and long-term victim harm.
• Technology-facilitated stalking is widespread (about 80% report tech use) and increases victims’ fear and intrusion.
• Young adults (ages 18–24) and students—especially students with disabilities—face elevated stalking risk.
• Many victims do not report stalking; the resolution highlights gaps in reporting, services, and criminal justice responses.
• Calls for improved, stalking-specific victim services, training, and public education but does not provide funding or new legal mandates.