Domestic and family violence is common in Australia and Queensland, cutting across socioeconomic groups, and with serious social, economic and health consequences for sufferers, their families, and communities as a whole. Whilst both men and women are victims of domestic violence, it is far more common for the victim to be a woman and the offender to be a man. Research has found that 71% of domestic assault incidents reported to the police involved a female victim, and that 80% of offenders are male1. Read more
