It is, but there are a lot of women who are afraid to report, because once they report, if the abuser is still left in the home, they can be abused again.
It's a cultural thing as well. Certain cultures just don't abuse. In rural areas, your neighbour is far away, so it's hard to run to your neighbour to phone.
The safety tips that we give are to always find a room that you can lock yourself into and to always keep your cellphone with you so you can call for help, but sometimes the police services don't show up or they don't see it as a difficult situation and they leave the abuser there.