- About 44% of rape victims are under age 18
- 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys is sexually abused by age 18
- Nearly 70% of all reported sexual assaults are children 17 and under
- An estimated 39 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse exist in America
- 30-40% of children are abused by a family member
- Only 10% of child sexual abuse perpetrators are strangers to the child
- Over 30% of victims of Child Sexual Abuse NEVER report their abuse to anyone
- Around 90% of children do not disclose in childhood
- Almost 80% initially deny abuse or are tentative in their disclosure
- Medical evidence exists in around 4% of cases of CSA
Older Content:
- 04/13/2006 - SVU - Signs of Child Abuse
- 04/06/2006 - SVU - Myths of Child Abuse
- 04/06/2006 - SVU - Georgia Statistics
- 04/06/2006 - SVU - What is Child Abuse?