80,000
Number of reports of child abuse filed annually in Washington
State.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, 2006
1 in 3
Proportion of child maltreatment fatalities associated with neglect alone.
Childhelp, 2005
8 in 10
Proportion of abuse/neglect-related child deaths in Washington State that could have been prevented.
Washington State Childhood Injury Report
3,000,000
Number of reports of child abuse made every year in the United States. Experts estimate the actual number of incidents is three times greater.
Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, “Child Maltreatment Report,” 2003
$24 billion
Direct costs associated with abuse and neglect, such as protective services and hospitalization nationally each year.
Prevent Child Abuse America study
1 in 3
Proportion of abused and neglected children who will later abuse their own children.
Childhelp
16 to 18
Percentage of
youth in 8th, 10th, and 12th grades reporting being physically abused by an adult at some point in their lives. Washington Healthy Youth Survey, 2002
1 in 5
Proportion of Washington adults reporting some history of childhood abuse, or about 800,000 to 1 million adults in 2002. Only a fraction of this abuse is reported to Child Protective Services.
Washington State Childhood Injury Report, Washington State Dept. of Health Injury Prevention Program, 2004
14
Percentage of men in U.S. prisons abused as children. Children who experience abuse and neglect are more likely to be arrested as juveniles and adults, and 30% more likely to commit violent crime.
U.S. Dept. of Justice Reports
37
Percentage of women in U.S. prisons abused as children.
U.S. Dept. of Justice Reports
2 in 3
Proportion of people in treatment for drug abuse reporting abuse as children.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
4
Number of children who die every day as a result of abuse; 8 out of every 10 of them are under the age of 4. In 2005, more than one-third (41.2%) of child maltreatment fatalities were associated with neglect alone.
Childhelp, national nonprofit organization dedicated to the treatment and prevention of child abuse
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