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Table 5-5 Perpetrators by Type of Maltreatment, 2006
Child Maltreatment 2006

MALTREATMENT TYPEPERPETRATORS
NumberPercent
Neglect 569,34860.4
Physical Abuse 97,53310.3
Multiple Maltreatments 108,09311.5
Psychological Maltreatment, Other, or Unknown 101,51810.8
Sexual Abuse 66,3657.0
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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