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Some facts about domestic violence
A woman is battered in the United States every 15 seconds.
Domestic
violence can strike any household.
One third of the homicides in this country are domestic violence
related. Domestic violence can be fatal.
National statistics indicate that as many as 50% of all women in
America
experience violence in their intimate relationships.
Domestic violence is a fact.
Besides beatings, battering can involve threats of violence,
verbal
abuse and/or sexual assault. Domestic violence is not
something anyone enjoys, asks for, or deserves.
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Victims of domestic violence often feel isolated, powerless,
fearful, guilty, and
dependent financially and/or physically.
Domestic violence can leave victims feeling
trapped and unable
to help themselves.
Children who learn violence at home are at risk
of continuing
the violence
in their own relationships as adults, either as
batterers or as victims. Domestic violence
can have long-term
effects on children.
Spousal abuse in Massachusetts is a crime and the batterer can
be sent
to prison. Domestic violence is intolerable and must stop.
Contact Information
Lynn Police Department
Domestic Violence Unit
300 Washington Street
Lynn, MA 01902
781-595-2000
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