“Every year more than 3.6 million referrals are made to child protection agencies involving more than 6.6 million children (a referral can include multiple children). https://www.childhelp.org/child-abuse-statistics/
The United States has one of the worst records among industrialized nations – losing on average between four and seven children every day to child abuse and neglect.” https://www.childhelp.org/child-abuse-statistics/ (this site has great visuals)
WHAT IS CHILD MALTREATMENT?
The U.S. federal government defines child maltreatment as:
Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm.
WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHILD MALTREATMENT?
There are four types of child maltreatment legally recognized by all states:
Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Emotional Abuse
Neglect
WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON TYPES OF MALTREATMENT?
Of all the children who were reported to have been abused or neglected in 2013, nearly 80% were neglected, 18% were physically abused, and 9% were sexually abused.
HOW MANY CHILDREN ARE ABUSED OR NEGLECTED?
In 2013, an estimated 679,000 children were victims of abuse and neglect in the United States (9.1 victims per 1,000 children in the population). 1250 children were reported to have died from abuse or neglect. More than 27% of victims were younger than 3 years. Nearly 20% were aged 3 to 5 years. The victimization rate was highest for children under the age of 1 year.
HOW MANY CHILDREN DIE FROM ABUSE OR NEGLECT?
In 2013, an estimated 1,520 children died due to abuse or neglect. That means that more than an average of 4 children died from maltreatment each day. Of the children who died, more than 71% suffered neglect and 46.8% suffered physical abuse.
To find statute information for a particular State, go to https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/laws-policies/state/. (this is a searchable document with information about the laws in all the states.)
The total lifetime economic burden resulting from new cases of fatal and nonfatal child maltreatment in the United States is approximately $124 billion.
"Awareness of child abuse and neglect — and efforts to address them — have expanded dramatically in the past 20 years, and with that has come a substantial decline in rates of reported physical and sexual abuse, a new report says.
At the same time, however, reports of psychological and emotional abuse have risen and rates of child neglect show no decline, accounting for 75% of all reported cases, says the report by the prestigious National Academy of Science's Institute of Medicine, a non-profit adviser to the federal government.”
(http://childfriendlyfaith.org/child-abuse-and-neglect-statistics/)
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