In the United States, most perpetrators of child abuse were related to the abused child. In 2020, around 364,100 perpetrators were a biological parent of their victim, and a further 30,960 perpetrators were a relative of the victim.
Number of perpetrators in child abuse cases in the United States in 2020, by relationship to victim
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Statistics on Child sex abuse in France
Magnitude of the phenomenon
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- Premium Statistic Number of French people who have experienced incest 2009-2020
- Premium Statistic Share of French people having been victims of incest 2009-2020
- Premium Statistic Share of French people who know a victim of incest 2009-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of sexual assaults on minors reported each month in France 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of rapes of minors recorded by the authorities each month in France 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Victims of childhood sexual abuse in France 2020, by gender
Sexual violence within the Church
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- Premium Statistic French Catholics' view of Catholic Church's response to sex violence in Church 2021
- Premium Statistic Trust level of French Catholics towards the Church regarding minors' protection 2021
- Premium Statistic Opinion on the reforms in the Catholic Church in France 2021
- Premium Statistic French Catholics' support for actions by the Church regarding sexual violence 2021
- Premium Statistic French Catholics in favor of giving women more responsibility in Church 2021, by age
Sexual violence context
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- Premium Statistic Victims of childhood sexual abuse in France 2019, by location of first assault
- Premium Statistic French victims of childhood sexual abuse 2019, by gender and place of first assault
- Premium Statistic French victims of childhood sexual abuse 2019, by age and location of first assault
- Premium Statistic Victims of childhood sexual abuse in France 2019, by duration of abuse
- Premium Statistic Victims of childhood rape in France 2019, by location of first assault
Consequences for the victims
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- Premium Statistic French victims of childhood sexual abuse still crossing paths with their abuser 2019
- Premium Statistic Propensity of minor victims of sexual abuse to be further assaulted in France 2019
- Premium Statistic Traumatic amnesia among victims of childhood sexual abuse in France 2019
- Premium Statistic Traumatic amnesia among victims of childhood sexual abuse in France 2019, by duration
- Premium Statistic Impact of sexual violence on minors in everyday life in France 2019
Talking: a vain attempt?
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- Basic Statistic Number of convictions for sexual assault on minors in France 2017-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of convictions for child rape in France 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic French views on #MeTooIncest's impact on child incest victims' consideration 2021
- Premium Statistic Impact of #MeTooIncest on laws protecting sexually abused children in France 2021
Further related statistics
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- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators by type of maltreatment and sex 2013
- Child abuse in the U.S. - average lifetime costs per victim 2010, by source
- 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. - 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
- Offense/drug/alcohol history of abused U.S. state prison inmates 1999
- Lifetime cost related to fatal child sexual abuse, by gender and type 2015
- Total costs associated with nonfatal child sexual abuse in the U.S. 2015
- Child abuse in the U.S. - total number of reported cases 1990-2010
- Direct costs of child abuse in the United States per year as of 2012
- Indirect costs of child abuse in the United States per year as of 2012
- 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. 2020
- Colombia: children and teenagers victims of violence per 100,000 people 2018-2019
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- Child abuse in the U.S. - perpetrators by type of maltreatment and sex 2013
- Child abuse in the U.S. - average lifetime costs per victim 2010, by source
- 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. - 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
- Offense/drug/alcohol history of abused U.S. state prison inmates 1999
- Lifetime cost related to fatal child sexual abuse, by gender and type 2015
- Total costs associated with nonfatal child sexual abuse in the U.S. 2015
- Child abuse in the U.S. - total number of reported cases 1990-2010
- Direct costs of child abuse in the United States per year as of 2012
- Indirect costs of child abuse in the United States per year as of 2012
- 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. 2020
- Colombia: children and teenagers victims of violence per 100,000 people 2018-2019
US Department of Health and Human Services, & Administration for Children & Families. (January 19, 2022). Number of perpetrators in child abuse cases in the United States in 2020, by relationship to victim [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/418484/number-of-perpetrators-in-child-abuse-cases-in-the-us-by-relationship-to-victim/
US Department of Health and Human Services, und Administration for Children & Families. "Number of perpetrators in child abuse cases in the United States in 2020, by relationship to victim." Chart. January 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418484/number-of-perpetrators-in-child-abuse-cases-in-the-us-by-relationship-to-victim/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families. (2022). Number of perpetrators in child abuse cases in the United States in 2020, by relationship to victim. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418484/number-of-perpetrators-in-child-abuse-cases-in-the-us-by-relationship-to-victim/
US Department of Health and Human Services, and Administration for Children & Families. "Number of Perpetrators in Child Abuse Cases in The United States in 2020, by Relationship to Victim." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418484/number-of-perpetrators-in-child-abuse-cases-in-the-us-by-relationship-to-victim/
US Department of Health and Human Services & Administration for Children & Families, Number of perpetrators in child abuse cases in the United States in 2020, by relationship to victim Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418484/number-of-perpetrators-in-child-abuse-cases-in-the-us-by-relationship-to-victim/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Number of perpetrators in child abuse cases in the United States in 2020, by relationship to victim [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, & Administration for Children & Families, January 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/418484/number-of-perpetrators-in-child-abuse-cases-in-the-us-by-relationship-to-victim/