Victim & Abuser Statistics

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Victim Stats

· Child Abductions by  Non-Family Members               150,000 per yr

· Child Abductions by Family Members                       340,000 per yr

· 1 in 3 girls will have sexual contact with an adult.

· 1 in 5 boys will have sexual contact with an adult.

· 15% of Sexual Abuse Victims are younger than 12.

· 300% increase in Child Sexual Abuse since 1980.

· 44% of abuse is neglect, 24% physical, and 15% Sexual.

· Child sexual abuse victim is 10 to 15 times more likely to commit suicide.

· 30% of women in prison were abused.

· 90 to 95% of teen prostitutes were abused.

· Schools identify the majority of cases.

· Disabled children are more likely to be abused.

Abuser Stats

· Most sexual abusers victimize over 100 victims before being caught.

· 40% of offenders in prison and 75% of serial rapists were once victims.

· 20% of abusers are adolescents.

· Almost all sexual abusers are heterosexual men.