According to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2008:
An estimated 772,000 children were victims of maltreatment
32.6% of all victims of maltreatment were younger than 4 years old.
An additional 23.6 % were in the age group 4–7 years and 18.9 % were in the age group 8–11 years.
Victimization was split almost evenly between the sexes; 48.3 percent of victims were boys and 51.3 percent of the victims were girls. The sex of 0.4 percent of child victims was unknown.
The youngest children had the highest rate of victimization.
Race and Ethnicity of Victims
African-American children, American Indian or Alaska Native children, and children of multiple races had the highest rates of victimization at 16.6, 13.9, and 13.8 per 1,000 children of the same race or ethnicity, respectively.
Hispanic children and White children had rates of 9.8 and 8.6 per 1,000 children of the same race or ethnicity, respectively.
Asian children had the lowest rate of 2.4 per 1,000 children of the same race or ethnicity.
Nearly one-half of all victims were White (45.1%), one-fifth (21.9%) were African-American, and one-fifth (20.8%) were Hispanic.
71.1 percent of victims experienced neglect
16.1 percent were physically abused
9.1 percent were sexually abused
7.3 percent were psychologically maltreated
2.2 percent were medically neglected
In addition, 9.0 percent of victims experienced such "other" types of maltreatment as "abandonment," "threats of harm to the child," or "congenital drug addiction."
Child fatalities are the most tragic consequence of maltreatment.
During Federal fiscal year (FFY) 2008:
- There were a nationally estimated 1,740 child fatality victims - that is almost 5 children a DAY!
- 79.8 percent were younger than 4 years oldThese Children are the most vulnarable for many reasons, including their dependency, small size and inability to defend themselves!
- 71.0% of child fatalities were caused by one or more parents
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