The present study focused its attention on assessment of the impact of the incidence of domestic violence on the socioeconomic development rural areas in Rwanda, selecting Mwogo Sector of Bugesera District as the case study.. The objectives of the study were to find out the causes of domestic violence in Mwogo Sector of Bugesera District, to analyse the setbacks in socioeconomic development of area selected for the study, as result of incidence of domestic violence and to investigate the impacts of the steps taken in combating domestic violence in the area. The study analysed the impact of domestic violence on the development of socioeconomic lives of the selected covering the period between 2012 and 2017. It targeted the total population of 4471 of the residents in the area, from whom 369 informants (households) and 1 cell officer who were drawn to make the sample size of 370 respondents. Two other informants were s purposively included: one from the Duhumurizanye Iwacu Community Sociotherapy whose daily concern was family conflict management and the social affairs officer from the sector level. As a descriptive study, interview guides and questionnaires were used collecting the required data for the study. Descriptive statistics as well as SPSS version 18 were used in data analysis process. The contribution of the present study to the existing body of knowledge is clearly noted, for the previous studies had focused on the impact of violence to the development of an area in general terms, the present study focused on the negative contribution of domestic violence to the welfare of the rural citizens. It also paved way for further researches to explore more on the issue. Besides, the study has provided vital information on the incidence of domestic violence drawn clear conclusions and put forwards suggestions that the government of the day, Community Based Organisations and other interested parties that can be made use of in the course seeking measures directed towards the control and prevention of the incidence of domestic violence in the selected area for the present study and its environs more so in rural areas.