This statistic shows the estimated annual direct costs of child abuse in the United States as of 2012. The estimated cost of child abuse to the child welfare system was around 2.9 billion U.S. dollars. The total direct costs were estimated to be over 33 billion U.S. dollars.
Annual direct costs of child abuse in the United States as of 2012 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Website (preventchildabuse.org). (April 4, 2012). Annual direct costs of child abuse in the United States as of 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/639300/direct-costs-of-child-abuse-us/
Website (preventchildabuse.org). "Annual direct costs of child abuse in the United States as of 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) ." Chart. April 4, 2012. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/639300/direct-costs-of-child-abuse-us/
Website (preventchildabuse.org). (2012). Annual direct costs of child abuse in the United States as of 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/639300/direct-costs-of-child-abuse-us/
Website (preventchildabuse.org). "Annual Direct Costs of Child Abuse in The United States as of 2012 (in Million U.S. Dollars) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/639300/direct-costs-of-child-abuse-us/
Website (preventchildabuse.org), Annual direct costs of child abuse in the United States as of 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/639300/direct-costs-of-child-abuse-us/ (last visited June 07, 2023)
Annual direct costs of child abuse in the United States as of 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Website (preventchildabuse.org), April 4, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/639300/direct-costs-of-child-abuse-us/