This statistic shows the percent of U.S. state prison inmates who experienced abuse as a child as of 1999, by sex and type of abuse. As of 1999, close to 37 percent of female state prisoners in the U.S. were abused as a child, about 1 in 4 was sexually abused.
Percent of U.S. state prison inmates who experienced abuse as a child as of 1999, by sex
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (April 30, 1999). Percent of U.S. state prison inmates who experienced abuse as a child as of 1999, by sex [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/255224/percent-of-us-state-prison-inmates-who-experienced-abuse-as-a-child/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percent of U.S. state prison inmates who experienced abuse as a child as of 1999, by sex." Chart. April 30, 1999. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255224/percent-of-us-state-prison-inmates-who-experienced-abuse-as-a-child/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (1999). Percent of U.S. state prison inmates who experienced abuse as a child as of 1999, by sex. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255224/percent-of-us-state-prison-inmates-who-experienced-abuse-as-a-child/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percent of U.S. State Prison Inmates Who Experienced Abuse as a Child as of 1999, by Sex." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 1999, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255224/percent-of-us-state-prison-inmates-who-experienced-abuse-as-a-child/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Percent of U.S. state prison inmates who experienced abuse as a child as of 1999, by sex Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255224/percent-of-us-state-prison-inmates-who-experienced-abuse-as-a-child/ (last visited May 16, 2022)
