Leftists consider spouse abuse to be "a public health crisis!" It's always a public crisis, because that justifies government involvement. And it's a "health crisis," not a crime, so the solution is a holistic effort on the part of the government, not a crackdown.
To the leftists, everything is a damned "public health crisis." They probably consider suicide bombings in Israel to be "a public health crisis."
No they won't. It's only Jews getting murdered, after all. And that never bothered a leftist.