- 4 million child maltreatment reports received.
- Child abuse reports involved 7.2 million children.
- 75.3% of victims are neglected.
- 17.2% of victims are physically abused.
- 8.4% of victims are sexually abused.
- 6.9% of victims are psychologically maltreated.
- Highest rate of child abuse in children under one (24.2% per 1,000).
- Over one-quarter (27%) of victims are younger than 3 years.
- Annual estimate: 1,670 to 1,740 children died from abuse.
- Almost five children die every day from child abuse.
- 80% of child fatalities involve at least one parent.
- 74.8% of child fatalities are under the age of 3.
- Almost 60,000 children are sexually abused annually.
- More than 90% of child sexual abuse victims know their perpetrator.
- Child abuse crosses all socioeconomic and educational levels, religions, ethnic and cultural groups.
All national abuse statistics cited from U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Child Maltreatment 2014.