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