Facts about Child Abuse:

• Approximately 5 children die every day because of child abuse.
  
• 1 out of 3 girls and 1 out of 5 boys will be sexually abused before they reach age 18.
  
• 90% of child sexual abuse victims know the perpetrator in some way. 68% are abused by a family member.
  
• Most children become victims of abuse and neglect at 18 months or younger.
  
• In 2010, 1,537 children died of abuse or neglect. 79.4% were under the age of 4 and 47.7% were under the age of 1.
  
• Boys (48.5%) and girls (51.2%) become victims at nearly the same rate.
  
• 3.6 million cases of child abuse are reported every year in the U.S.
  
• Abused and neglected children are 11 times more likely to engage in criminal behavior as an adult.
  
• About 80% of 21-year-olds who were abused as children met criteria for at least one psychological disorder.
  
• 14% of all men and 36% of all women in prison were abused as children.
  
• Abused children are less likely to practice safe sex, putting them at greater risk for STDs. They’re also 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancy.
  
• For every incident of child abuse or neglect that’s reported, an estimated two incidents go unreported.
• Child abuse occurs across all socioeconomic levels, ethnic and cultural lines, and religions and education levels.
• Neglect, the most widespread form of child abuse, makes up more than 59% of abuse cases.