This infographic on child abuse in the USA explains the condition and initiatives underway to improve the situation.
Child Abuse USA Infographic
Child Abuse in the USA
More Common Than You Think
The facts speak for themselves…
- 3 million reports of child abuse are made annually in the US
- 5 children, in the US, die every day due to child abuse
- The US has the worst record of any industrialized nation
- Someone reports child abuse every ten seconds
- An estimated 50-60% of child fatalities due to abuse are not recorded as such
- About 80% of child abuse fatalities are children under age 4
- Approximately ⅔ of those in treatment for substance abuse report having been abused as children
Sex Trafficking Child Abuse
- 1000% increase in complaints of child prostitution from 2004 to 2008
- 300,000 youth in the United States were at risk of being sexually exploited for commercial use in 2009
- As of June 2013, CyberTipline has received more than 1.9 million reports of suspected child sexual exploitation since it was launched in 1998
- 2013: The FBI launched a 72-hour operation to rescued children and teens from sex trafficking. They rescued 105 children. Most were between ages 13-17. The youngest victim was 9 years old
Internet safety
- 93% percent of teens ages 12 to 17 go online
- 80% of parents with teens are concerned about how their child interacts online with people they do not know
- 53% of parents are “very” concerned
- 75% of victims in Internet-initiated sex crimes are girls. Boys who are gay or questioning their sexuality are also at particular risk
- 5% of Internet users ages 10 to 17 talk online to unknown people about sex
- 39% of online child molesters possess child pornography
- 27% of incidents involved solicitors asking children for sexual photographs of themselves
- 1/25 children ages 10 to 17 received an online sexual solicitation where the solicitor tried to make offline contact
Signs of Child Abuse
- Unexplained injuries
- Lack of hygiene or personal care
- Behavioral changes
- Inappropriate sexual behaviors
- Fear of home
- Changes in academic performance
- Be vigilant and look for the signs of abuse in children you know.
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