It crosses all races, social and economic backgrounds, cultures, religions and relationship types. It is not a momentary loss of temper or the abuse of alcohol and drugs .
Violence is a choice the abuser makes.
Domestic Violence is a deliberate pattern of abusive tactics used by one partner in an intimate relationship to obtain and maintain power and control over the other person. Most victims of domestic violence are women. By conservative estimates, 1.5 million women in the United States are assaulted by their intimate partners every year. In the United States, a woman is more likely to be assaulted, injured, raped or killed by a male partner than by any other type of assault. Alabama reflects national statistics.