In 2020, there were 618,399 victims of child abuse in the United States. This is a decrease from the previous year, when there were 656,251 victims of child abuse, and is the lowest number of victims since 2012.
Total number of victims of child abuse in the United States from 2012 to 2020
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Administration for Children & Families, & US Department of Health and Human Services. (January 19, 2022). Total number of victims of child abuse in the United States from 2012 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/639375/number-of-child-abuse-cases-in-the-us/
Administration for Children & Families, und US Department of Health and Human Services. "Total number of victims of child abuse in the United States from 2012 to 2020." Chart. January 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/639375/number-of-child-abuse-cases-in-the-us/
Administration for Children & Families, US Department of Health and Human Services. (2022). Total number of victims of child abuse in the United States from 2012 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/639375/number-of-child-abuse-cases-in-the-us/
Administration for Children & Families, and US Department of Health and Human Services. "Total Number of Victims of Child Abuse in The United States from 2012 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/639375/number-of-child-abuse-cases-in-the-us/
Administration for Children & Families & US Department of Health and Human Services, Total number of victims of child abuse in the United States from 2012 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/639375/number-of-child-abuse-cases-in-the-us/ (last visited May 18, 2022)