brutality vs violence

brutality

noun
  • The use of excessive physical force, often in the form of violence. 

  • The state of being brutal. 

  • A cruel or savage act. 

violence

noun
  • Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering. 

  • Extreme force. 

  • Injustice, wrong. 

  • Widespread fighting. 

verb
  • To subject to violence. 

How often have the words brutality and violence occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )