In the United States, perpetrators of child abuse are more likely to be parents of the child, rather than a non-parent. In 2020, about 221,372 children in the United States were abused by their mother. Furthermore, 138,803 children were abused by their father in that year.
Number of child abuse victims in the United States in 2020, by perpetrator relationship
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Statistics on Child abuse in the U.S.
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - total number of victims 2012-2020
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - reported victims 2020, by state
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2007-2020
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2020, by state
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - deaths per day due to abuse and neglect 1998-2020
Child abuse
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- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of victims 2020, by gender
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of cases 2020, by age of victim
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of victims 2020, by race/ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Child abuse rate in the U.S. - victims 2020, by race/ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Child abuse rate in the U.S. - victims 2020, by age
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of cases 2020, by type of maltreatment
- Premium Statistic Number of victims of sex offenses U.S. 2021, by victim's age
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of victims 2020, by perpetrator relationship
Fatalities
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- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2020, by age
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2020, by sex
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2020, by race/ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2020, by perpetrator relationship
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2020, by maltreatment type
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - number of fatalities 2020, by caregiver risk factors
Preventive services
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- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - children who received preventive services 2020, by source
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - days to initiation of services 2020, by state
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - victims who saw court action taken, by state 2019
- Basic Statistic Child abuse in the U.S. - victims who received foster care 2020, by state
Further related statistics
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- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by relationship to victim
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators by type of maltreatment and sex 2013
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by state
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by age
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by sex
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by race/ethnicity
- Child abuse in the U.S. - average lifetime costs per victim 2010, by source
- Child abuse in the U.S. - percent of prison inmates who were abused as a child 1999
- Percentage of sexual assault victims in the U.S. 2000, by age and type of assault
- Female proportion of sexual assault victims in the U.S. 2000, by age and type of assault
- Distribution of perpetrators of sexual abuse of minors in France 2019, by gender
- Colombia: children and teenagers victims of violence per 100,000 people 2018-2019
- Colombia: number of sexual abuse cases among minors 2016-2019
- Number of women men believe have experienced sexual harassment, by country 2018
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- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by relationship to victim
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators by type of maltreatment and sex 2013
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by state
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by age
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by sex
- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2020, by race/ethnicity
- Child abuse in the U.S. - average lifetime costs per victim 2010, by source
- Child abuse in the U.S. - percent of prison inmates who were abused as a child 1999
- Percentage of sexual assault victims in the U.S. 2000, by age and type of assault
- Female proportion of sexual assault victims in the U.S. 2000, by age and type of assault
- Distribution of perpetrators of sexual abuse of minors in France 2019, by gender
- Colombia: children and teenagers victims of violence per 100,000 people 2018-2019
- Colombia: number of sexual abuse cases among minors 2016-2019
- Number of women men believe have experienced sexual harassment, by country 2018
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US Department of Health and Human Services, & Administration for Children & Families. (January 19, 2022). Number of child abuse victims in the United States in 2020, by perpetrator relationship [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/254893/child-abuse-in-the-us-by-perpetrator-relationship/
US Department of Health and Human Services, und Administration for Children & Families. "Number of child abuse victims in the United States in 2020, by perpetrator relationship." Chart. January 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/254893/child-abuse-in-the-us-by-perpetrator-relationship/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families. (2022). Number of child abuse victims in the United States in 2020, by perpetrator relationship. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/254893/child-abuse-in-the-us-by-perpetrator-relationship/
US Department of Health and Human Services, and Administration for Children & Families. "Number of Child Abuse Victims in The United States in 2020, by Perpetrator Relationship." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/254893/child-abuse-in-the-us-by-perpetrator-relationship/
US Department of Health and Human Services & Administration for Children & Families, Number of child abuse victims in the United States in 2020, by perpetrator relationship Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/254893/child-abuse-in-the-us-by-perpetrator-relationship/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Number of child abuse victims in the United States in 2020, by perpetrator relationship [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, & Administration for Children & Families, January 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/254893/child-abuse-in-the-us-by-perpetrator-relationship/