Risk Of Domestic Violence Increases As Economy Worsens

EAST TEXAS - Those who deal with domestic abuse everyday say as the economy gets worse so does the violence.

Susan Thompson with the East Texas Crisis Center says their number are up right now.

"Comparing it to last year, it has increased, there has been probably about 50—percent of an increase of our clients".

Crisis Center officials say, they're bracing for the time period following the holidays...when their numbers tend to go up each year.