| Q: |
What is the trend in the child maltreatment victimization rate? |
| A: |
The child maltreatment victimization rate in 2010 was 25% below the rate in 1990. |
Maltreatment victimization rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17, 1990-2010
| Year |
Rate |
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| 1990 |
13.4 |
| 1991 |
14.0 |
| 1992 |
15.1 |
| 1993 |
15.3 |
| 1994 |
15.2 |
| 1995 |
14.7 |
| 1996 |
14.7 |
| 1997 |
13.7 |
| 1998 |
12.9 |
| 1999 |
11.8 |
| 2000 |
12.2 |
| 2001 |
12.5 |
| 2002 |
12.3 |
| 2003 |
12.2 |
| 2004 |
12.0 |
| 2005 |
12.0 |
| 2006 |
12.0 |
| 2007 |
10.4 |
| 2008 |
10.3 |
| 2009 |
10.1 |
| 2010 |
10.0 |
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Note: A child was counted as a victim each time he or she was found to be a victim of maltreatment (duplicate count).
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- The 2010 child maltreatment victimization rate of 10.0 per 1,000 children under 18 was 25% below the rate in 1990 (13.4).
- An estimated 754,000 children were the victims of maltreatment in 2010, down 12% from the number of victims in 1990 (860,000).
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/victims/qa02105.asp?qaDate=2010.
Released on March 05, 2012.
Data Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families.
Child Maltreatment 2010. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2011.
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