Child Abuse

National Child Abuse Statistics
Child Help.org
An estimated 906,000 children are victims of abuse & neglect every year.
The rate of victimization is 12.3 children per 1000 children.
79% of the children killed are younger than 4.
1,500 children die every year from child abuse and neglect. That is just over 4 fatalities every day.
Children ages 0-3 are the most likely to experience abuse. They are victimized at a rate of 16.4 per 1,000.
Abused children are 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancy.