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Characteristics of perpetrators of child maltreatment

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Child Maltreatment

Q: Who are the perpetrators of child maltreatment?

A: In 2020, of people who perpetrated childhood maltreatment, more than three-quarters (77%) were parents to the victim(s), 52% were female, 48% were white, and 41% were between the ages of 25-34.