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Table 3-12 Race of Victims by Maltreatment Type, 2006
Child Maltreatment 2006

RaceNeglect Physical Abuse Medical Neglect Sexual Abuse Psychological,
Other,
or Unknown
Maltreatment
Multiple
Maltreatments
Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number
African-American 94,178 51.9 23,458 12.9 2,585 1.4 9,966 5.5 28,067 15.5 23,294 12.8 181,548
American Indian Alaska Native 5,685 59.7 612 6.4 83 0.9 388 4.1 1,389 14.6 1,358 14.3 9,515
Asian 3,421 52.3 956 14.6 35 0.5 319 4.9 922 14.1 882 13.5 6,535
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 481 32.2 170 11.4 9 0.6 74 5.0 540 36.2 219 14.7 1,493
White 197,395 51.5 37,483 9.8 2,607 0.7 30,113 7.9 57,694 15.0 58,058 15.1 383,350
Multiple Race 11,074 58.5 1,531 8.1 131 0.7 717 3.8 2,411 12.7 3,068 16.2 18,932
Hispanic 86,523 54.4 15,322 9.6 1,449 0.9 9,816 6.2 23,119 14.5 22,803 14.3 159,032
Unknown or Missing 24,913 55.3 5,792 12.9 401 0.9 4,157 9.2 4,469 9.9 5,341 11.8 45,073
Total 423,670 Blank Cell 85,324 Blank Cell 7,300 Blank Cell 55,550 Blank Cell 118,611 Blank Cell 115,023 Blank Cell 805,478
Percent Blank Cell 52.6 Blank Cell 10.6 Blank Cell 0.9 Blank Cell 6.9 Blank Cell 14.7 Blank Cell 14.3 Blank Cell
Based on data from 50 States.

 

Race of Victims by Maltreatment Type, 2006
The first column of this table lists the type of Race or ethnicity. The next five columns list the number and percent of victims by maltreatment type. The last column lists the total number of victims for each race. For all racial categories, the largest percentage of victims suffered from neglect.

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