"Over 2.9 million child abuse reports were made in 1992."

NCPCA, 1993

"Every 13 seconds a child is abused in the United States."

Violence update, 1993

"Among substantiated victims of child maltreatment, approximately 44% suffered neglect, 24% physical abuse, 15% sexual abuse, 6% emotional maltreatment, 2% medical neglect and the remaining 9% other or unknown forms of maltreatment."

United States Department of Health and Human Services,
1993

"In 1991 most child abuse reports were made for children under the age of one."

United States Department of Health and Human Services,
1993

"Child abuse increases the likelihood of arrest as a juvenile by 53 percent, as an adult by 38 percent and arrest for a violent crime by 38 percent."

United States Advisory Board on Child Abuse

"It is estimated that there are 60 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse in America today."

Forward, 1993

"Survey research has shown that as many as 38% of all women have been sexually abused by the time they finish adolescence."

Diana Russel, 1986

"Approximately 20% of all men have been sexually abused by the time they reach 18 years of age."

Briere, 1992

"The typical child sex offender molests an average of 117 children, most of who do not report the offence."

NIMH, 1988

"It is estimated that 3% to 6% of the clergy population has abused a child in their congregation."

Voices, 1993

"Approximately 25% of the deaths caused by child maltreatment involved parental substance abuse."

NCPCA, 1993

"At least 1 in 10 babies born in the United States have been exposed to illegal drugs taken by their mother during pregnancy."

Ogintz, 1988

"At present, over 50% of the states continue to allow the use of corporal punishment in the classroom."

(National Coalition to abolish Corporal punishment in schools, 1993)

"...some 85% of all runaways are trying to escape abuse at home."

   Are Children Property? by Jeanne
 Lenzer, 3rd paragraph.

"In 1992 an estimated 1261 children died from abuse or neglect in the United States. This means that more then 3 children die each day as a result of maltreatment."

NCPCA, 1993

Some statistics were used from this list of enlightening child abuse statistics. Note, one statistic had indicated that almost 5 children will die each day (from abuse or neglect only).