A domestic violence sufferer will typically be subjected to over 35 domestic violence incidents before they ask for help or call the police. DV accounts for 16% of all UK violent crime but it is statistically the least likely crime to be reported.
A domestic violence sufferer raped by their partner will typically be victim of 10 assaults before they tell anyone about it.
Though financial concerns are one of the hurdles for any DV victim considering leaving their abusive partner, it is more psychological concerns of shame, guilt, religious/community beliefs, and a lack of family/friend support that traps them.
Still, the greatest fear of a victim is typically the perceived and actual repercussions of leaving - women are at the greatest risk of homicide at the point of separation or after leaving and acts of violence regularly heighten. On average 2 women a week are killed in DV incidents in the UK
A domestic violence sufferer raped by their partner will typically be victim of 10 assaults before they tell anyone about it.
Though financial concerns are one of the hurdles for any DV victim considering leaving their abusive partner, it is more psychological concerns of shame, guilt, religious/community beliefs, and a lack of family/friend support that traps them.
Still, the greatest fear of a victim is typically the perceived and actual repercussions of leaving - women are at the greatest risk of homicide at the point of separation or after leaving and acts of violence regularly heighten. On average 2 women a week are killed in DV incidents in the UK
