Did you know that in NY State ALONE...
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 ...in 2002 there were 153,646 total Child Abuse
reports registered - involving 259,668 children.
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...in 2003 there were 147,339 total Child Abuse
reports registered - involving 245,515 children.
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...in 2004 there were 140,720 total Child Abuse
reports registered - involving 236,215 children.
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...in 2005 there were 139,169 total Child Abuse
reports registered - involving 185,819 children.
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...in 2006 there were 158,855 total Child Abuse
reports registered - involving 209,425 children.
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Child Abuse in America (2006)
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 4 children die every day as a result of child
abuse and three out of four of these victims are under the age of 4.
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A report of child abuse is made every 10
seconds.
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Of the reported rapes of children under 12
years old, 90% of the victims knew the perpetrator.
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Child abuse occurs at every socio-economic
level, across ethnic and cultural lines, within all religions and at all levels of education.
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An estimated 906,000 children are victims of
abuse & neglect every year. The rate of victimization is 12.3 children per 1,000 children.
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Children ages 0-3 are the most likely to
experience abuse.
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About 1 in 50 U.S. infants are victims of
nonfatal child abuse or neglect in a year, according to the first national study of the
problem in that age group done by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention along with
The Federal Administration for Children and Families.
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1,500 children die every year from child
abuse and neglect. That is just over 4 fatalities every day. 79% of the children killed are younger than 4.
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Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect in the USA
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 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).
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Abused children are 25% more likely to
experience teen pregnancy.
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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.
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14.4% of all men in prison in the United
States were abused as children and 36.7% of all women in prison were abused as children.
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Children who have been sexually abused are
2.5 times more likely develop alcohol abuse.
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Children who have been sexually abused are
3.8 times more likely develop drug addictions.
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1/3 of abused and neglected children will
eventually victimize their own children.
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Nearly 2/3 of the people in treatment for
drug abuse reported being abused as children.
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Additional Statistics on Child Abuse in America
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There are nearly 3 million reports of child
abuse made annually.
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In 2003, there were 906,000 child abuse
convictions.
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The rate of child abuse is estimated to be 3
times greater than is reported.
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The rate of victimization is 12.3 children
per 1,000 children.
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79% of the children killed as a result of abuse are younger than
4.
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The Link Between Child Abuse and Substance Abuse
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Children who have been sexually abused are
2.5 times more likely develop alcohol abuse.
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Children who have been sexually abused are
3.8 times more likely develop drug addictions.
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Nearly 2/3 of the people in treatment for
drug abuse reported being abused as children.
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Click here to learn to recognize the signs of abuse/neglect.
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