Prevention / Impact of Child Abuse

Barbara Sinatra Center for Abused Children Statistics*

Barbara Sinatra Center for Abused Children Statistics*

  • 650 children counseled per year
  • 5,800 counseling sessions per year
  • 110 children per month are age 3 through 12
  • 50 children per month are age 13 through 18
  • 10 forensic exams per month are performed on children suspected of having been sexually or physically abused
  • 40 law enforcement ordered forensic interviews per month conducted with children suspected of being sexually or physically abused.
  • 47 psychiatric evaluations and follow ups per month
  • 30 new intakes per month
  • 27 cases closed per month

*Averages per year/month

National Statistics**

  • It is estimated there are 60 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse in America today
  • Approximately 31% of women in prison state that they were abused as children
  • Approximately 95% of teen prostitutes were sexually abused as a child
  • Children with disabilities are 4 to 10 times more vulnerable to sexual abuse than their non-disabled peers
  • One of every seven victims of sexual assault is under the age of seven.
  • 40% of offenders who victimize children under the age of six are juveniles
  • 15 victims per 1,000 were from birth through age three
  • 60% of convicted sex offenders are on parole or probation
  • Half of the women raped in the United States in 1992 were younger than age 18
  • One in four females and one in six males are sexually abused by age 18
  • 80-90% of offenders are family members or close family friends
  • Child abuse kills more children than choking on food, home fires or falls

** Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention