• 85% of all domestic violence victims are women who are abused by their husbands or boyfriends. Teenaged, pregnant and disabled women are especially at risk.
• Domestic violence occurs throughout all levels of society and in every racial, ethnic, and religious group. …

Physical abuse such as: hitting with hands, fists or a weapon, kicking, punching, slapping, beating, strangulation, and/or pushing.

Verbal abuse such as: constant criticism, making humiliating remarks, name-calling, mocking, embarrassing the victim in public, lyin…