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The severity of the Problem in the United States in 2021
- ● 3.9 million child maltreatment referral reports.
- ● Child abuse reports involved 7.1 million children.
- ● 90.6% of victims are maltreated by one or both parents.
- ● Only 3.1 million children received prevention & post-response services.
- ● 124,360 children received foster care services.
- ● 470,297 victims (74.9%) are neglected.
- ● 101,961 victims (17.5%) are physically abused.
- ● 57,963 victims (9.3%) are sexually abused.
- ● 39,652 victims (6.1%) are psychologically maltreated.
- ● Highest rate of child abuse in children under age one (25.1 per 1,000).
- ● Annual estimate: 1,750 children died from abuse and neglect in 2021.
- ● Five children die every day from child abuse.
- ● Sixty-Eight (67.8%) percent of all child fatalities were younger than 3 years old.
- ● 80.6% of child fatalities involve at least one parent.
- ● Of the children who died, 73.7% suffered child neglect.
- ● Of the children who died, 42.6% suffered physical abuse either exclusively or in combination with another maltreatment type.
- ● 46.4% of children who die from child abuse are under one year.
- ● Boys had a higher child fatality rate than girls (2.99 boys & 2.05 girls per 100,000)
- ● Almost 58,000 children are sexually abused.
- ● For 2021, 35 states report 953 unique victims of sex trafficking.
- ● For victims of the sex trafficking maltreatment type, the majority (88.6%) are female and 10.9 percent are male.
- ● It is estimated that between 50-60% of maltreatment fatalities are not recorded on death certificates.
- ● Child abuse crosses all socioeconomic and educational levels, religions, and ethnic and cultural groups.
- ● 14% of all men in prison and 36% of women in prison in the USA were abused as children, about twice the frequency seen in the general population.
- ● Children who experience child abuse and neglect are approximately 9 times more likely to become involved in criminal activity.
The Numbers Don't Lie
In The United States, the number of child victims of maltreatment is alarming. Communities must come together and protect the children. The most effective form of prevention is education and communication.
