Domestic violence is a serious social problem and is a worldwide phenomenon. By acceding to international conventions and amending the legislative framework in accordance with them, the Republic of Croatia has achieved positive progress in the development of standards of protection against domestic violence. There is always room for improvement, primarily in terms of a clearer distinction between a misdemeanor and a criminal offense and facilitating legal qualification. This thesis presents the basic terms related to domestic violence, the forms in which it occurs, the people who commit it as well as those who are affected by it and the normative framework that regulates domestic violence in the Republic of Croatia was considered. Finally, the incidence of this phenomenon was analyzed immediately before the Covid-19 pandemic, during the lockdown and after the easing of restrictive measures, ending in July 2022. Data from the "Violence Calendar" of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia were used, which indicate an increase in the number of criminal reports and a decrease in the number of misdemeanor reports of domestic violence in the observed period from April 2019 to August 2022, which can be correlated with the legal changes in the area of protection against domestic violence. Such a trend was maintained even during the lockdown period, so it is safe to conclude that it did not affect the incidence of domestic violence. However, the corona crisis, like all previous social crises, reflects on the phenomenology and etiology of criminality, and it is likely that with a certain period of time, its influence on the occurrence of domestic violence will be shed light on.