Domestic Violence
Information
The Cleveland Police
Department has a
Domestic Violence Victim
Advocate to provide
assistance to victims of
domestic violence that
live within the
Cleveland city limits.
If you are in
immediate danger, call
911 immediately.
Domestic violence is not
just physical violence.
Domestic violence is a
pattern of controlling
abusive behavior -
emotional, sexual, or
physical. It is a
pattern that can be
prevented and it can be
stopped. It is something
that can happen to
anyone.
No one deserves to be
abused. You deserve to
be in a relationship
that is built on
equality and mutual
respect. You deserve to
be in a relationship
where you can get your
needs met, feel safe,
and be free from harm.
Victims of domestic
violence should not be
stereotyped. A victim of
domestic violence does
not cause the violence
to happen. The violence
is a result of the
abuser's behavior, not
the victim's.
Abuse happens to people
from all different
backgrounds. It happens
to people of all ages,
races, cultures, sexual
orientations, religions,
economic levels, and
educational levels.
Abuse can happen to
domestic partners,
elderly persons, and
tenns in dating
relationships.
Men can also be victims
of domestic violence[1].
However, 90 to
95 percent of domestic
violence victims are
women.
Children can be impacted
by domestic violence by
witnessing the abuse or
by being abused
themselves.
1.
Bureau of Justice
Statistics Selected
Findings: Violence
Between Intimates
(NCJ-149259), November
1994.
