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- Approximately 5 children die every day because of child abuse.
- 1 out of 3 girls and 1 out of 5 boys will be sexually abused before they reach age 18.
- 90 percent of child sexual abuse victims know the perpetrator in some way. 68 percent are abused by a family member.
- Most children become victims of abuse and neglect at 18 months or younger.
- In 2010, 1,537 children died of abuse or neglect.
- Boys (48.5 percent) and girls (51.2 percent) become victims at nearly the same age.
- 3.6 million cases of child abuse are reported every year in the U.S. concerning with abuse.
- Abused and neglected children are 11 times more likely to engage in criminal behavior as an adult.
- About 80 percent of 21-year-old who were abused as children met criteria for at least one psychological disorder.
- 14 percent of all men and 36 percent of all women in prison were abused as children.