In 1995 alone, Redmond Police Officers responded to 466 calls of Domestic Violence Incidents. Today, at least 19 states and the District of Columbia have passed mandatory laws that require officers to arrest the suspect when they have probable cause to believe that abuse has taken place. Oregon is one of the 19 states with this law. This means a spouse, ex-spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend or intimate partner. This means that just about anyone who has any type of intimate contact with another individual, regardless of the length of time or depth of commitment, can be arrested for domestic crimes.
Victims can be from a low income household or a very wealthy household.
Domestic violence does not discriminate and sometimes this violence can turn deadly. Threats of suicide or homicide, signs of depression, obsessiveness about partner or family, pet abuse, and rage may be signs of a abusers potential to kill. They usually are willing to accept some of the guilt and take the blame of why it happened. The victim has unrealistic hope that the abuser will change. The abuser may be an alcohol or drug user, very jealous and possessive, someone who isolates the victim from family and friends, and who does not trust the victim.