Domestic Violence in the US

Domestic violence, also known as intimate partner violence, refers to any act of violence within the context of family or intimate relationships. It occurs when one person causes psychological or physical harm to a current or former intimate partner, and it is the leading cause of injury to women in the US.

A woman is beaten at least every fifteen seconds in the United States, but accurate information on the extent of domestic violence is difficult to obtain because a large portion of abused women do not report their attackers. Domestic violence is not contained by geographic, educational, ethnic, racial, religious, or socioeconomic bounds. It occurs in teenage relationships and same-sex relationships in addition to adult heterosexual relationships.

One in four American women will be physically assaulted or raped by a current or former intimate partner at some point in their life. In fact, women are more likely to be attacked or killed by a male partner than by any other type of assailant. There are an estimated 2 million to 4 million assaults on women by partners in the US annually.

If you are suffering abuse at the hand of your partner, contact a Los Angeles family lawyer at Claery & Green who can help.