However, it is not, and cannot be accepted as such. The majority of victims of domestic violence are women. In 95 percent of domestic violence cases, crimes are committed by men against women. It is important to remember that children are also victims of domestic violence. Seventy percent to 84 percent of batterers also abuse their children.
Children suffer emotional and physical trauma from experiencing or even witnessing violence.
As a result of this trauma, children from violent homes often suffer from anxiety and depression. They have poor health, low self-esteem, and feelings of powerlessness. They are six times more likely to attempt suicide and to abuse alcohol and drugs. Because violence is a learned behavior, these children are more likely to become an abuser or a victim of abuse. In 95 percent of domestic violence assaults, the batterer is a man.