Welcome to WAVE Domestic Abuse Centre
- W.A.V.E.DOES NOT
make decisions for women - W.A.V.E.
DOES NOT
encourage women to either
stay with or leave their partner.
This decision is the sole
responsibility of the women. - W.A.V.E.
DOES
support a woman in any
decision she makes - W.A.V.E.DOES
have advocates who are
specially trained to give
other women and
children support in time
of crisis. They can also
assist you in utilising
community resources.
Facts & figures
Although domestic abuse is chronically under reported, research estimates it:
- accounts for 16% of all violent crime
- will affect 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men in their lifetime
- 77% of victims of domestic abuse are women
- has more repeat victims than any other crime (on average there will have been 35 assaults before a victim calls the police)
- on average, two women are killed every week by a current or former male partner
- one incident of domestic abuse is reported to the police every minute
(Source: Crime in England and Wales 2006/07 report)
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