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MALTREATMENT TYPE | PERPETRATORS | |
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Number | Percent | |
Neglect | 569,348 | 60.4 |
Physical Abuse | 97,533 | 10.3 |
Multiple Maltreatments | 108,093 | 11.5 |
Psychological Maltreatment, Other, or Unknown | 101,518 | 10.8 |
Sexual Abuse | 66,365 | 7.0 |
Total | 942,857 | blank cell |
Percent | blank cell | 100.0 |
Based on data from 50 States. |
Perpetrators by Type of Maltreatment, 2006
This table lists the following maltreatment types: physical abuse; neglect; sexual abuse; psychological maltreatment, unknown, or other; and multiple maltreatment types. The number and percentage of perpetrators are then listed by maltreatment type. More than 60 percent (60.4%) of perpetrators were found to have neglected children.
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