Statistics on Child Abuse

Statistics concerning Sexual Abuse

• Experts estimate that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys are sexually abused before their 18th birthday.

• 1 in 5 children are sexually solicited while on the internet.                                                                      

• Most child victims never report the abuse.

• 30-40% of children who are sexually abused are abused by family members.

• More than 90% of children who are sexually abused know their abusers. This means fewer than 10% of abusers are strangers.

• More than 80% of sexual abuse cases occur in one-adult/one-child situations.

• People who abuse children look and act just like everyone else. In fact, they often go out of their way to appear trustworthy to gain access to children.

This info comes from the “Darkness to light, Stewards of Children Program”.