Missionaries of the Sacred

Some Statistics of Child Maltreatment PDF Print

 

  • 3 million reports of child abuse are made in the United States each year. (Experts estimate that the incidence of child abuse and neglect is around 9 million).1
  • Every day, in the United States, four children die from abuse.1
  • 79% of the children who die from child abuse are under the age of 4.
  • Child abuse occurs at every socioeconomic level.1
  • Children who have been sexually abused are 2.5 times more likely develop alcohol abuse.1
  • Children who have been sexually abused are 3.8 times more likely develop drug addictions.1
  • The estimated direct costs in the U.S. (hospitalization, chronic health problems, mental health care system, law enforcement, judicial system and child welfare system) of child maltreatment are over $24 billion each year.2
  • The indirect costs of child maltreatment in the U.S. (special education, adult criminality, mental health and health care, juvenile delinquency and lost productivity to society) are estimated to exceed $94 billion each year.2
  • Women who frequently experienced verbal or physical abuse as children were nearly 3 times more likely to have had sex before the age of 15, compared to women who rarely experienced verbal or physical abuse.3
  • Child neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment in the United States.2
  • Children living in single parent homes are have a 120% greater risk than their peers living with both parents of experiencing some type of maltreatment.2 Chapter 5
  • Children living in single parent homes have a 77% greater risk of being physically abused.2 Chapter 5
  • Children with disabilities appear to be 1.7 times more likely to experience maltreatment than children without disabilities.2 Chapter 5
  • Children who are abused or neglected are 53% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile.2
  • Children who are abused or neglected are 38% more likely to be arrested as an adult.2
  • All types of child maltreatment, especially neglect, are more likely to occur in alcohol-abusing families than in nonalcohol-abusing families.2
  • Studies have shown that maltreated children have at least a 25% higher risk as adolescents to have low academic performance.2
 

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