· every 13 seconds, a child is reported abused or neglected

· National rate of victimization is 49 victims per 1,000 children in the population, although it should be noted that the number of abuse cases is much higher than actually reported

· 8,000 abuse and neglect cases are reported across the nation each day

· 142,000 children are seriously injured from sever abuse each year

· 15% of abused children suffer permanent physical abnormalities, while emotional deficits and learning problems are found in almost all of these children

· 9% increase per year in reported cases of abuse

· 67% of children with disabilities more likely to be abused

· 76% of abuse cases found the biological parents responsible

· 85% of children are victimized in their own homes

· 3% of confirmed cases of abuse occurred in day care, foster care, or other institutional care settings

· one in 5,000 to one in 10,000 children die yearly world wide from physical violence

· 5 to 10% of all children world wide experience physical violence during childhood

· 5% of homicide accounts for childhood death

· 11.6 per 100,000 children age 4 and younger dies from abuse yearly

· 78% of children who die are under the age of 5

· 38% of children who die are under the age of 1

· 44% of deaths resulted from neglect

· 51% of deaths resulted from physical abuse

· 5% from a combination of neglect and physical abuse

· 41% of these deaths occurred to children known to child protective service agencies as current or prior clients

· the rate of child abuse fatalities has increased by 34% since 1985

· 38% of girls are sexually abused before age 18

· 23% of girls are sexually abused before age 8

· 9.6 is the average age for girls being sexually abused

· 16% of boys are sexually abused before age 18

· 22% of boys are sexually abused before age 8

· 9.9 is the average age for boys being sexually abused

· 90 to 95% of all sexual abuse cases go unreported to police for fear of destroying the family

· 29% of abuses are relatives and 60% are acquaintances when referring to girls

· 16% relatives and 44% acquaintances when referring to boys

· 67% of incestuous abuse cases reported no physical force used

· Children growing up in families where domestic violence is present are 8 times more likely to be sexually molested within that family

· 68% of incest survivors are adult victims of rape or attempted rape by a non-relative at some point in their lives

· women who reported childhood rape are three times more likely to become pregnant before the age of 18

· 53% of abused or neglected children become juvenile delinquents

· 38% more likely to be arrested as adults

· 38% more likely to become violent criminals

· 70 to 80% of sexual abuse survivors report excessive use of drugs and alcohol

· 80% of runaways cite child abuse as a factor

· 78% of the prison population were abused as children

· 95% of prostitutes were sexually abused as children

· 70% of child sex offenders had between 1 and 9 victims, while 23% had between 10 to 40 victims

· 12% sexual abuse

· 6% emotional abuse

· 52% neglect

· 3% Medical neglect

· 14% other (abandonment, congenital drug addiction, educational neglect)

· 16% sexual abuse

· 8% emotional abuse

· 50% neglect

· 92% of all teachers believe child abuse programming is effective

· 60% of all elementary school districts mandate prevention instruction

· The Safe Child Program is a prevention approach which provides communities, schools, families and children with a unique and powerful tool for addressing their needs to prevent child abuse

· Most communities have no broad-based and consisten program to teach young children the skills they need to reduce their vulnerability to abuse
 
 

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