This statistic shows the number of perpetrators in child abuse cases in the United States in 2018, by the relationship to their victim. In 2018, around 417,512 perpetrators were a biological parent of their victim.
Number of perpetrators in child abuse cases in the United States in 2018, by relationship to victim
A perpetrator is defined as a person who was determined to have caused or knowingly allowed the maltreatment of a child.
Based on State submissions to National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) of alleged child abuse and neglect. NCANDS collects case level data on children who received child protective services response in the form of an investigative or alternative response. Each state has its own definition of child abuse and neglect based on standards set by federal law. Child abuse is defined as any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation; or an act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk or serious harm.
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US Department of Health and Human Services, & Administration for Children & Families. (January 15, 2020). Number of perpetrators in child abuse cases in the United States in 2018, by relationship to victim [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2020, 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 2018, by relationship to victim." Chart. January 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 20, 2020. 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. (2020). Number of perpetrators in child abuse cases in the United States in 2018, by relationship to victim. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2020. 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 2018, by Relationship to Victim." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2020, 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 2018, 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 February 20, 2020)
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