Did you know;
Up to one woman in four is affected by domestic violence at some stage in their life,
More than 500,000 women are affected each year,
Domestic violence results in the murder of more than a hundred women each year,
Violence within same sex relationships and from women to men is not unheard of, but the vast majority of domestic violence (estimated at over 80%) is perpetrated by men on women,
The police receive an estimated 360,000 999 phone calls each year connected with domestic violence by men against women,
Domestic violence occurs across all ages, ethnic groups and social classes,
54,000 women and children are given protection in refuges each year,
Despite the number of incidents reported, according to the latest figures prosecutions undertaken by the Crown Prosecution Service only numbered 13,000,
This number represents only about 15% of the estimated arrests in suspected cases of domestic violence,

Disabled women are twice as likely to suffer domestic violence and more likely to endure abuse.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2003/nov/27/christmasappeal