Valentine’s Day is supposed to be a day when romantic relationships are celebrated, and couples enjoy a romantic evening together. Sources are divided on whether domestic violence incidents increase or decrease on Valentine’s Day. Some sources, including Psychology Today, report that domestic violence-related calls to the police usually decrease slightly on Valentine’s Day and then begin to peak again in the following days. Other sources report that police respond to more domestic disputes on Valentine’s Day. Our experienced Will County, IL domestic violence attorneys have seen firsthand that many people arrested for domestic violence do not fit the stereotype of a habitual abuser but instead simply had an argument get out of hand. Police do not always succeed in arresting the primary aggressor, and there is often little to no evidence that an assault took place.
