It crosses all socio-economic, racial, age, ethnic, and religious boundaries. Women are about 6 times more likely than men to experience violence committed by an intimate partner. 1 in 4 female suicides were victims of family violence. Children who have witnessed abuse or who have been abused themselves are 1,000 times more likely to abuse a spouse or a child when they become adults than are children raised in non-abusive home. Victims of domestic violence are 3 times more likely to be victimized again than are victims of other types of crimes.
Domestic violence is rare.
The FBI reports indicate an act of domestic violence occurs once every 13 seconds. Domestic Violence occurs most often among the lower class. As with child abuse, domestic violence is prevalent within all socio-economical, ethnic, and religious groups. Women who are pregnant are less likely to be batter. Stop the cycle If you are the victim or believe to be the victim of domestic violence, help is just a phone call away.