Introduction Statistics Introduction Domestic violence takes place in our community every day. Unfortunately, too often, the violence ends up in serious injury or death. In just the past few months, a deputy sheriff in a neighboring county and an estranged wife were killed by the woman's husband, who was later killed in a stand-off with law enforcement authorities.
Most attackers are spouses or relatives.
Battered women seek medical attention for injuries sustained as a consequence of domestic violence significantly more often after separation than during cohabitation. About 75 percent of the calls to law enforcement for intervention and assistance in domestic violence occur after separation from ba tterers. Women and their dependent children are in greater danger once the woman gets a domestic violence protective order. The number of domestic violence cases has dramatically increased in recent years. Correspondingly, the Civil Division of the Sheriff's Office found it difficult to keep up with the rising demand time needed to serve and enforce protective orders.