DViP - Information for Women who have experienced domestic violence information Information for women who are or have experienced domestic violence The Truth About Domestic Violence Domestic violence includes physical, emotional and sexual abuse. Domestic violence is totally unacceptable. Every woman has the right to live her life free of violence, abuse, intimidation and fear. Domestic violence is very common. One woman in four experiences domestic violence at some point in her life.
Domestic violence is very dangerous.
Each week in the UK, two women are killed by a partner or ex-partner. Domestic violence is not just about individual men abusing individual women. It is also about the systematic abuse and oppression of women in the society in which we live. Domestic violence is about power and control. Abusive, violent and sexually abusive behaviour is wide-ranging and subtle in what it tries to achieve.