Child Maltreatment 2006: Table 4-5 Perpetrator Relationships to Child Fatalities, 2006

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Table 4-5 Perpetrator Relationships to Child Fatalities, 2006
Child Maltreatment 2006

Relationship to Child	Child Fatalities
Relationship to Child	Number	Percent
Mother	288	27.4
Mother and Other	121	11.5
Father	138	13.1
Father and Other	16	1.5
Mother and Father	235	22.4
Female Relative	31	3.0
Male Relative	17	1.6
Female Foster Parent (Relative)	0	0.0
Male Foster Parent (Relative)	0	0.0
Female Partner of Parent	0	0.0
Male Partner of Parent	30	2.9
Female Legal Guardian	1	0.1
Male Legal Guardian	0	0.0
Foster Parent (Nonrelative)	5	0.5
Foster Parent Unknown Relationship	4	0.4
Staff Group Home	4	0.4
Daycare Staff	32	3.0
Other Professional	0	0.0
Friend or Neighbor	2	0.2
More than One Nonparental Perpetrator	26	2.5
Unknown or Missing	100	9.5
Total	1,050	Blank Cell
Blank Cell	Blank Cell	100.0

Based on data from 36 States.

Perpetrator Relationships to Child Fatalities, 2006
This table first lists perpetrator relationships including mother, mother and father, father, mother and other, father and other, female daycare staff, more than one nonparental perpetrator, unknown, etc. In the next column is listed the number of child fatalities from the specified perpetrator. The third column lists the percentage. More than 27 percent (27.4%) of child fatalities were perpetrated by a mother acting alone.

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Table 4-5 Perpetrator Relationships to Child Fatalities, 2006
Child Maltreatment 2006