At the beginning of the work, the definition, causes and forms of domestic violence will be discussed, as well as statistical indicators of domestic violence in the Republic of Croatia. The following chapter explains the explanation of violence between partners, predominantly violence and factors affecting women. Also, one of the most important chapters is violence against children, forms of abuse as well as profiles of abusers against children. The paper also covers violence against the elderly, and in this chapter there are risk factors for the elderly and warning signs. Also, before the very end of the work, the issue of violence among generations was discussed, describing the treatment of competent bodies in cases of domestic violence. At the very end, the topic of prevention of family abuse is addressed, where the main question is "How does someone become a bully?". The purpose of this work was to point to the daily increase in family violence, which has long and serious consequences both on the individual and on the conmunity, because society is the one that needs to raise the voice and appeal to the peace and dignity of every human being. Of course, many quality precautions are important for reducing and suppressing domestic violence.