Domestic violence rates are very high in Poland, due to a number of factors.[104] After surveying Polish women, it was found that as many as one in six women, from a variety of backgrounds and age groups, were victims of domestic violence.[104] The Polish criminal justice system fails to effectively assist these victims and does not take their cases seriously. Unfortunately many perpetrators only receive suspended sentences and their female partners are often financially dependent on them and must continue to live with them.[104] Furthermore, the authorities mistrust women who report domestic violence.[104] Poland fails to meet its obligations under international human rights law, in relation to the rights of domestic violence victims.[104]