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Statistics
According
to the US Department of Health and Human Services Report, The
Third National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect
(NIS-3) incidences of abuse and neglect have increased 98%. The
first study, conducted in 1986, estimated 1,424,000 children were
abuse and neglected in the U.S. Over a seven year span, the 1993
report estimated that 2,815,600 children...
The
chart below gives the percentage increases for each type of abuse.
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1986
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1993
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Physical
Abuse
Sexual
Abuse
Emotional
Abuse
Physical
Neglect
Emotional
Neglect
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311,500
133,600
188,100
507,000
203,000
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Physical
Abuse
Sexual
Abuse
Emotional
Abuse
Physical
Neglect
Emotional Neglect
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614,100
(97%)
300,200
(125%)
532,200
(183%)
1,335,100
(163%)
565,100
(188%) |
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Other significant findings from the NIS-3 study are as follows:
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Girls
were sexually abused three times more often than boys.
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Boys
are at greater risk of emotional neglect and serious injury
than girls.
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Children
are consistently vulnerable to sexual abuse from age three
and older.
2000
Statistics
National
Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) summary of key findings
from the calendar year 2000:
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879,000
children were found to be victims of maltreatment, which include
neglect, medical neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and
psychological maltreatment.
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Approximately
1,200 children died of abuse or neglect in the year 2000.
Domestic
Violence
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Children
were more likely to be abused when they tried to intervene
and stop the abuse of their mothers
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3
to 10 million children witness domestic violence every year
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Children
are present in an overwhelming majority of domestic violence
911 calls
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