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Table 3-10 Victims by Age Group and Maltreatment Type, 2006
Child Maltreatment 2006

Age GroupVictimsNeglectPhysical Abuse Medical NeglectSexual Abuse Psychological
Abuse
Other AbuseUnknown Total
Maltreatments
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Age <1 100,139 72,314 72.2 14,328 14.3 3,629 3.6 445 0.4 3,967 4.0 16,300 16.3 1,097 1.1 112,080 111.9
Age 1-3 172,940 125,997 72.9 18,731 10.8 3,948 2.3 4,558 2.6 10,262 5.9 29,016 16.8 2,114 1.2 194,626 112.5
Age 4-7 213,194 138,886 65.1 32,697 15.3 3,843 1.8 17,539 8.2 14,555 6.8 31,833 14.9 2,570 1.2 241,923 113.5
Age 8-11 170,944 103,964 60.8 29,312 17.1 3,233 1.9 18,314 10.7 13,647 8.0 25,406 14.9 1,947 1.1 195,823 114.6
Age 12-15 170,635 94,910 55.6 34,348 20.1 3,447 2.0 28,138 16.5 12,372 7.3 23,465 13.8 1,950 1.1 198,630 116.4
Age 16 and Older 54,564 29,989 55.0 11,998 22.0 1,030 1.9 8,798 16.1 3,524 6.5 7,832 14.4 541 1.0 63,712 116.8
Unknown or Missing 2,829 1,727 61.0 627 22.2 50 1.8 328 11.6 250 8.8 126 4.5 2 0.1 3,110 109.9
Total 885,245 567,787 Blank Cell 142,041 Blank Cell 19,180 Blank Cell 78,120 Blank Cell 58,577 Blank Cell 133,978 Blank Cell 10,221 Blank Cell 1,009,904 Blank Cell
Percent Blank Cell Blank Cell 64.1 Blank Cell 16.0 Blank Cell 2.2 Blank Cell 8.8 Blank Cell 6.6 Blank Cell 15.1 Blank Cell 1.2 Blank Cell 114.1

Based on data from 51 States

 

Victims by Age Group and Maltreatment Type, 2006
This table first list the following age groups less than 1 year, 1–3, 4–7, 8–11, 12–15, age 16 and older, and unknown or missing. The next column displays the total number of victims for each age group. Then the number and percentage of victims are displayed by type of maltreatment. The total percentage is more than 100.0 because children may have been the victim of more than one type of maltreatment.

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