Nationwide, four women die every day of domestic violence. That's 1,400 women a year. Nearly 2 in 3 female victims of violence are related to or known by their attacker. Here in New York City, the problem is equally serious.
Police arrest thousands of alleged abusers.
Our local, 24-hour domestic violence hotline received 84,000 calls in 1998. When a person is victimized, whether it's on the street, in a school or in the home, we should all react with outrage and sorrow-and we should work together on a strategic response that will protect others from harm. That's been our approach to domestic violence since 1994. We've brought what was once considered a private matter out from behind closed doors. Now, we have to go further.