There are nearly 3 million reports of child abuse made annually.

In 2004, there were 872,000 child abuse convictions.

The rate of child abuse is estimated to be 3 times greater than is reported.

1,500 children die every year from child abuse and neglect. That is over 4 fatalities every day. 3 out of the 4 will be under the age of 4.

A report of child abuse is made every 4 seconds.

90% of sex offenders are know to the child or adolescent victim.

1 in 5 children will be sexually abused by the age of 18.

36.7% of women and 14.4% of men in the United States prison system were abused as children.

1/3 of abused and neglected children will later abuse their own children
Consequences of Child Abuse in the USA

80% of young adults who had been abused met the diagnostic criteria for at least 1 psychiatric disorder at the age of 21. (including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, & post-traumatic stress disorder)

Abused children are 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancy.

Children who experience child abuse & neglect are 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile, 28% more likely to be arrested as an adult, and 30% more likely to commit violent crime.

Nearly 2/3’s of the people in treatment for drug abuse reported being abused as children
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Sources:
• ChildHelp Website
• US Department of Health & Human Services Administration for Children & Families. Child Maltreatment 2004: Summary of Key Findings
• National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse & Neglect Information. Long-term Consequences of Child Abuse & Neglect 2005
• US Department of Justice Reports
• Child Abuse & Neglect Study by Arthur Becker-Weidman PhD
• National Institute on Drug Abuse 2000 Report