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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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 May 26, 2022, 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 May 26, 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. (2022). Number of perpetrators in child abuse cases in the United States in 2020, by relationship to victim. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 26, 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, 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 May 26, 2022)