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Child Abuse Statistics
D. Corwin (1990) cites that in London many believed that
sexual 'congress' with a child would cure venereal disease.
Of capital rape prosecutions between 1730 and 1729, 25% of
the cases involved victims younger than 10 years old.
62% of females are sexually abused by age 18. Finkelhor,
David and J. Dziuba-Leatherman. "Victimization of Children."
American Psychologist Vol. 49:3 (1992): 173-183. 1896 in The
Aetiology of Hysteria, Freud discusses his "Seduction Theory"
acknowledging the sexual abuse and incest of children.
31% of males are sexually abused by age 18. Ibid.
More than 60 million adult survivors of incest and sexual
child abuse live in America. *Note these are only reported
cases. It is believed as great as 50% of sexual child abuse
is unreported. Forward, 1993
99% of sexual abuse survivors know their perpetrators-80%
are abused by family members, 19% are abuse by other trusted
adults. CCPA, 1992
Of 50 male sexual abuse survivors, many were as young as
8 years old. FBI Uniform Crime Report, 1991.
96% of female rape survivors were younger than 12 years old
and knew their attackers. U.S. Department of Justice, 1992.
A study of 10,000 female children under age 18 raped in 1992,
reports that 3,800 girls were under 12 years old. U.S. Justice
Department, study conducted in 11 states and the District
of Columbia, June 1994.
Of teenage, unwed mothers, 60-67% were incest survivors.
Los Angeles Times survey, 1993
96% of teenage prostitutes were sexually molested in childhood.
CCPA, 1992. Almost 80% had become prostitutes before age 18.
Ibid. *60% of prostitutes were 16 or under; many were younger
than 13. Ibid.
Over 80% of the mothers of incest survivors were also sexually
abused.
57% of sexual child abuse and incest perpetrators are survivors
of sexual child abuse. Goldstein-Harte Study 1973: Carter,
et al.
A sexual child abuse perpetrator (a.k.a. sex offender) abuses
an average of 117 children. National Institute of Mental Health,
1988.
Extensive evidence substantiates the fact that sexual child
abuse has taken place for centuries.
In the U.S. in 2000 over 3 million child abuse and neglect
reports were filed and one million were confirmed. There are
3,000 children abused each day and four of them will die.
Forty % of these children were under the age of six. The age
group with the highest abuse rate is 0-3 years. Nationally
the highest form of abuse is neglect followed by physical
abuse. In March of 2001 when President Bush declared April
National Child Abuse Prevention Month he stated the cost of
child abuse and neglect in the U.S. was $258 million dollars
a day. This includes the price of intervention, the treatment
of children who have been emotionally, physically or sexually
abused as well as the indirect costs of the long term consequences
both for the child and our society. Prevent Child Abuse America.
In 2000, there were 261,000 victims of rape, attempted rape
or sexual assault. [2000 National Crime Victimization Survey.
Bureau of Justice Statistics.] Of these 261,000, 114,000 were
victims of sexual assault, 55,000 were victims of attempted
rape, and 92,000 were victims of completed rape. [2000 NCVS.]
An estimated 906,000 children were victims of abuse and neglect
in 2003 (cases substantiated by child protective service agencies).1
In 2003, 48.3 percent of child victims were male; 51.7 percent
of victims were female. 83.9 percent of victims were abused
by a parent. 40.8% of child victims were maltreated by their
mothers acting alone; another 18.8 percent were maltreated
by their fathers acting alone; 16.9 percent were abused by
both parents.1
Types of maltreatment included:1
Neglect (including medical neglect) 61%
Physical Abuse 19%
Sexual Abuse 10% (90,600 children)
Psychological Maltreatment 5%
Medical Maltreatment 2% Other* 17%
1U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration
on Children, Youth and Families, Child Maltreatment 2003 (Washington,
DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005). Online summary:
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About the Author:
Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD, author, "If I'd Only Known...Sexual
Abuse in or Out of the Family: A Guide to Prevention, specializes
in verbal, physical and sexual abuse prevention and recovery.
www.gen-assist.com/book.asp
Article Source, click
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