
20,000
and more calls are made a day reporting domestic violence abuse.
15%
of violent crimes involve domestic abuse between intimate partners.
20
people per minute are domestically abused or harrased, making that 10,000,000 women and men abused each year.
What Is Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. It includes physical violence, sexual violence, psychological violence, and emotional abuse. The frequency and severity of domestic violence can vary dramatically; however, the one constant component of domestic violence is one partner’s consistent efforts to maintain power and control over the other.
Get Immediate Help
If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
For anonymous, confidential help, 24/7, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)



