Facts on Child Abuse

78% of victims of child abuse related fatalities were 1 to 3 years old; 3/4 of deaths were caused by one or more parent(s).
Every year an estimated 905,000 children are victims of maltreatment; 18,000 are permanently disabled.
Head trauma is the leading cause of child abuse death among babies. The 100% preventable Shaken Baby Syndrome is a major cause of death, where 25% of victims die and the majority of survivors suffer brain damage.
1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys are sexually abused before the age of 18.
Nearly 70% of all reported sexual assaults (including assaults on adults) occur to children ages 17 and under 80-90% of the offenders are family members or close friends of the family.
Over 30% of victims never disclose the experience to others.
A typical child sex offender molests an average of 117 children.
80% of young adults who had been abused met the diagnostic criteria for at least 1 psychiatric disorder at the age of 21 (including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, & post-traumatic stress disorder).
Society as a whole bears the costs of child abuse and neglect; the annual direct and indirect costs of child abuse and neglect is estimated at $103.8 billion dollars.
Boys and girls are equally likely to be abused or neglected.