CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE STATISTICS

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE STATISTICS

Studies of the general population of adults show that anywhere from 6 to 63% of females were sexually abused as children. A 1985 L.A. Times national survey found that 27% of women and 16% of men reported being sexually abused prior to age 18 (Finkelhor, 1986). The true extent of sexual abuse is unknown.

Finkelhor, D. (1986) A Sourcebook on Child Sexual Abuse. California: Sage Publications.


SEX ABUSE IN DAY CARE

A recent study of disclosed cases of child abuse in center based day care revealed no especially high risk of sexual abuse for children sent to such a setting. While an average of 5.5 children per 10,000 enrolled in day care are sexually abused, an average of 8.9 children out of every 10,000 are abused in the home (Finkelhor & Williams, 1988).
Based on information from 21 states, reports of abuse in day care and foster care each represented less than 1% of all confirmed cases in 1994 (Wiese & Daro, 1995). This percentage has remained the same in recent years.

Finkelhor, D. and Williams, L. (1988) Nursery Crimes: Sexual Abuse in Day Care. California: Sage Publications.

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