In 2021, most perpetrators in child abuse cases in the United States were between the ages of 25 and 34 years old, with 182,800 perpetrators. In that same year, about 1,239 perpetrators were 75 years and older, and about 8,083 perpetrators of child abuse were of unknown age.
Number of perpetrators in child abuse cases in the United States in 2021, by age
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Statistics on Child sex abuse in France
Magnitude of the phenomenon
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- Premium Statistic French Catholics' view of Catholic Church's response to sex violence in Church 2021
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- Premium Statistic French Catholics' support for actions by the Church regarding sexual violence 2021
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Sexual violence context
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- Premium Statistic Victims of childhood sexual abuse in France 2019, by location of first assault
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Consequences for the victims
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Talking: a vain attempt?
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- Basic Statistic Number of convictions for sexual assault on minors in France 2017-2021
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- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2021, by race/ethnicity
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- Female proportion of sexual assault victims in the U.S. 2000, by age and type of assault
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- Mental health treatment costs per U.S. child abuse victim, as of 2012
- Number of child abuse cases in Romania 2018
- Child protective workforce in the U.S. 2021
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- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators 2021, by race/ethnicity
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- Number of child abuse cases in Romania 2018
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US Department of Health and Human Services, & Administration for Children & Families. (February 9, 2023). Number of perpetrators in child abuse cases in the United States in 2021, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/418394/number-of-perpetrators-in-child-abuse-cases-in-the-us-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services, und Administration for Children & Families. "Number of perpetrators in child abuse cases in the United States in 2021, by age." Chart. February 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418394/number-of-perpetrators-in-child-abuse-cases-in-the-us-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families. (2023). Number of perpetrators in child abuse cases in the United States in 2021, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418394/number-of-perpetrators-in-child-abuse-cases-in-the-us-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services, and Administration for Children & Families. "Number of Perpetrators in Child Abuse Cases in The United States in 2021, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418394/number-of-perpetrators-in-child-abuse-cases-in-the-us-by-age/
US Department of Health and Human Services & Administration for Children & Families, Number of perpetrators in child abuse cases in the United States in 2021, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418394/number-of-perpetrators-in-child-abuse-cases-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
Number of perpetrators in child abuse cases in the United States in 2021, by age [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, & Administration for Children & Families, February 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/418394/number-of-perpetrators-in-child-abuse-cases-in-the-us-by-age/