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Child Abuse and Neglect, 1990–2003

Item	1990		1995		2000		2003
Item	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Types of substantiated maltreatment
Victims, total¹	690,658	—	970,285	—	864,837	—	787,156	—
Neglect	338,770	49.1%	507,015	52.3%	517,118	59.8%	479,567	60.9%
Physical abuse	186,801	27.0	237,840	24.5	167,713	19.4	148,877	18.9
Sexual abuse	119,506	17.3	122,964	12.7	87,770	10.2	78,188	9.9
Emotional maltreatment	45,621	6.6	42,051	4.3	66,965	7.7	38,603	4.9
Medical neglect	n.a.	n.a.	28,541	2.9	25,498	3.0	17,945	2.3
Sex of victim
Victims, total	742,519	100.0	809,634	100.0	864,837	100.0	787,156	100.0
Male	323,339	43.5	381,075	47.1	413,744	47.8	378,374	48.1
Female	369,919	49.8	425,193	52.5	446,230	51.6	405,505	51.5
Age of victim
Victims, total	731,282	100.0	808,575	100.0	864,837	100.0	787,156	100.0
1 year and younger	97,101	13.3	103,335	12.8	133,094	15.4	127,618	16.2
2 to 5 years old	172,791	23.6	215,303	26.6	205,790	23.8	196,150	24.9
6 to 9 years old	157,681	21.6	195,400	24.2	212,186	24.5	176,951	22.5
10 to 13 years old	135,130	18.5	154,682	19.1	176,071	20.4	162,838	20.7
14 to 17 years old	103,383	14.1	121,548	15.0	126,207	14.6	118,698	15.1
18 years and over	4,880	0.7	7,506	0.9	992	0.1	493	0.1

NOTE: n.a. = not available. (—) = not applicable.

1. More than one type of maltreatment may be substantiated per child. Therefore, totals for this category will add up to more than 100 percent. Victim totals and maltreatment types are based on subset of states that reported both the number of child victims and maltreatment incidences by type for that year.

Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2006.

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