Statistics

Over 693,174 confirmed reports of child abuse & neglect yearly
Nearly 5 (up from 4 in 2007) children die everyday from abuse & neglect
In 2011, an estimated 1,570 children died from abuse and neglect in the U.S.
Children ages birth to 3 years had the highest rates of victimization for abuse and neglect
Over 75% suffered neglect; more than 15% suffered physical abuse; and just under 10% suffered sexual abuse
One or both parents were involved in 78.9% of child abuse or neglect fatalities
Cost society $103.8 billion in 2010 (Pew Charitable Trust)
40% of all births to unmarried women, 23% of which to teens

Boys who witness domestic violence are twice as likely to batter their female partners as adults than boys raised in nonviolent homes.
Children in homes where domestic violence occurs are physically abused or seriously neglected at a rate 1500% higher than the national average in the general population.
1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually assaulted prior to their 18th birthday (CDC statistic).
60% of teen pregnancies are preceded by an incident of child sexual abuse.
80% of children who are sexually abused don’t disclose (until reaching adulthood)

The girls sold for sex in Georgia on average are between 12 and 14 years old
Atlanta ranks in top 14 cities in the nation for human trafficking
50% of domestic sex trafficking victims are runaways living on the street
1 in 5 children are solicited sexually on the internet

33 children are the victims of confirmed abuse or neglect every day
On any given day, 7,400 children are in the foster care system
Georgia’s ranking for child well-being fell six spots to 43rd in the nation (2013 Kids Count Data Book)
Worsened: Children in poverty, Children whose parents lack secure employment, Low-birth weight babies, Children in single-parent families, Children living in high-poverty areas
The Health domain suffered the biggest setback, dropping ten spots to 40th in the nation.
Georgia had 67,859 reports of child abuse and neglect were made to Departments of Family and Children Services, with 36,468 substantiated incidents of abuse/neglect or diversions to Family Support services.
13,498 children came through the foster care system during state fiscal year 2012.