C. Get information about restraining orders from your local police or court. D. Ask a battered women's hotline about a teen relationship support group. It will help you feel less alone as you learn about yourself and your relationship. Domestic violence is on the rise in Washington County and throughout the region. There are at least 4 million reported cases of domestic violence in the U.S. each year.
Many more cases go unreported.
In this country, a woman is more likely to be assaulted, injured, raped or killed by an intimate partner than by any other type of assailant. Abuse and violent behavior are often passed from one generation to the next. Domestic violence victims and batterers are of all races, ages, educational backgrounds and income groups. Your own employees could be victims of domestic violence. W hen an employee is a victim of domestic violence, the workplace could be impacted by increased sick leave, reduced productivity, increased medical expenses, employee turnover and increased safety risks.