International Statistics on Child Abuse

40 million children subjected to abuse each year

Suicide is the third leading cause of death among adolescents worldwide.

30% of severely disabled children in special homes in the Ukraine die before 18 years of age.

Approximately 20% of women and 5–10% of men report being sexually abused as children

25–50% of all children report being physically abused.

Statistics indicate that 3 million young girls are subjected to genital mutilation every year.

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Last Updated: Sunday, 23 March 2014

Child Abuse Statistics  International & U.S.

Full Info on USA http://arkofhopeforchildren.org/child-abuse/child-abuse-statistics-info

Statistics compiled by Ark of Hope for Children Gainesville, FL hope  ldren.org

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CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN USA

Child rape occurs every two minutes

1 in 3 girls will be sexually molested before the age 17

1 in 6 boys will be sexually molested before the age 17 (1 in 5 in Canada)

A sex offender will molest an average of 120 victims, most of whom do not report it

90% of molesters abuse children they know

Oftentimes, a sexually abused child is abused in other ways

Overall U.S. child abuse statistics

Every 10 seconds a child is abused or raped

3.3 million child abuse reports in 2010

For every report 2 more go unreported = many millions abused annually

61,000 reports to Child Protective services per week = 6 per minute

Of 1.5 million runaways 85% are fleeing some form of abuse

Only 10% of abusers do not know their abuser well

Abuse victims = about 48% male, 52% female

Every race and religion sees child abuse

The effects of UNTREATED child abuse

38% increase arrest rate for violent crimes

84% of all prison inmates had been abused as a child

59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile

28% more likely to be arrested as an adult

30% more likely to commit violent crime

65%+ of people in treatment for drug abuse have been maltreated as a child

25% less likely to practice safe sex, putting them at a greater risk for STD’s

82% *CAN* grow up to be pedophiles themselves

80% meet criteria for at least one psychological disorder as adults

Long-term consequences such as chronic illness due to untreated wounds

Child death and suicide related to abuse

1,850 children die a year from some form of abuse = 7+ children PER DAY in the U.S.

80% of the children that die each day are under the age of four

TODAY 6 children will commit suicide due to child abuse

Estimated 60% of child deaths caused by abuse are not recorded as such on death certificates

Source

• National and State Child Abuse and Neglect Statistics
• FBI Violent Crimes Against Children
• United States Department Of Justice
• United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime

MISSING CHILDREN

http://abcnews.go.com/US/missing-children-america-unsolved-cases/story?id=19126967

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CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN UK

http://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/child-abuse-and-neglect/child-sexual-abuse/sexual-abuse-facts-statistics/

Full Info On UK

NSPCC 

NSPCC WITLESS REPORT