Statistics
-1 in 10 children are sexually abused before the age of 18. (www.DarknessToLight.org)
- 73% of child victims do not tell anyone about the abuse for at least a year. 45% of victims do not tell anyone for at least 5 years. (Smith et al,. 2000; Broman-Fulks et al., 2007)
- Only 12% of child sexual abuse is ever reported to the authorities. (www.CACHouston.org)
- Every 47 seconds, a child is abused or neglected. (www.ChildrenDefense.org)
- The financial impact to society of child abuse and neglect is over $80 billion a year. (www.PreventChildAbuseNC.org)
- In 2012, 4,502 cases of child abuse and neglect were confirmed in Wayne County alone. (Kids Count in Michigan Data Book)
- Nearly 36,020 children in Wayne County and 207,000 children in Michigan - the highest number in 22 years - were living in families investigated for abuse and neglect. (Kids Count in Michigan Data Book)
- Between 2005 and 2012, confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect rose 41% across Michigan. (Kids Count in Michigan Data Book)
- More than 2/3 of children report experiencing a traumatic event by the age of 16. (Trauma Informed Care Toolkit)
- Nearly 70% of all reported sexual assaults (including assaults on adults) occur to children ages 17 and under. (www.DarknessToLight.org)
- More than 90% of sexual abuse victims know their perpetrator. (www.DoSomething.org)
- 73% of child victims do not tell anyone about the abuse for at least a year. 45% of victims do not tell anyone for at least 5 years. (Smith et al,. 2000; Broman-Fulks et al., 2007)
- Only 12% of child sexual abuse is ever reported to the authorities. (www.CACHouston.org)
- Every 47 seconds, a child is abused or neglected. (www.ChildrenDefense.org)
- The financial impact to society of child abuse and neglect is over $80 billion a year. (www.PreventChildAbuseNC.org)
- In 2012, 4,502 cases of child abuse and neglect were confirmed in Wayne County alone. (Kids Count in Michigan Data Book)
- Nearly 36,020 children in Wayne County and 207,000 children in Michigan - the highest number in 22 years - were living in families investigated for abuse and neglect. (Kids Count in Michigan Data Book)
- Between 2005 and 2012, confirmed cases of child abuse and neglect rose 41% across Michigan. (Kids Count in Michigan Data Book)
- More than 2/3 of children report experiencing a traumatic event by the age of 16. (Trauma Informed Care Toolkit)
- Nearly 70% of all reported sexual assaults (including assaults on adults) occur to children ages 17 and under. (www.DarknessToLight.org)
- More than 90% of sexual abuse victims know their perpetrator. (www.DoSomething.org)