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- 1 in 4 girls is sexually abused before the age of 14.
Source: Hopper, J. (1998). Child Sexual Abuse: Statistics, Research, Resources. Boston, MA Boston University
School of Medicine.
- 1 in 6 boys is sexually abused before the age of 16.
Source: Hopper, J. (1998). Child Sexual Abuse: Statistics, Research, Resources. Boston, MA Boston University
School of Medicine.
- Teens between the ages of 16 and 19 are 3.5 times more likely to be sexually
abused than the general population.
Source: US Department of Justice. (1996). Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey,
Washington, D.C.
- More than 90% of all sexual abuse victims know their perpetrator. Almost
50% of the offenders are household members and 38% are already
acquaintances of the victims.
Source: (1997) and Finkelhor and Ormond. (2001).
- The median age for reporting sexual abuse is 9.9 for boys and 9.6 for girls.
Source: Finkelhor & David, et al. (1990). Sexual Abuse in a National Survey of Adult Men and Women:
Prevalence, Characteristics and Risk Factors.
- For 22% of the boys and 23% of the girls, sexual abuse occurred before the
age of 8.
Source: Finkelhor & David, et al. (1990). Sexual Abuse in a National Survey of Adult Men and Women:
Prevalence, Characteristics and Risk Factors.
- Only 1 in 10 children tell of their abuses.
Source: Janssen, M.R. (1991). Incest: Exploited Child Abuse. National Victim Center.
- 42% of women and 33% of men never tell of their abuse.
Source: Finkelhor & David, et al. (1990). Sexual Abuse in a National Survey of Adult Men and Women:
Prevalence, Characteristics and Risk Factors.
- 22% of all children who disclose sexual abuse eventually recant even though
the abuse occurred.
Source: Sorenson, T. and Snow, B. (1991). How Children Tell: The Process of Disclosure in Child Sexual
Abuse. Child Welfare League of America.
- Fabricated sexual abuse reports constitute only 1% - 4% of all reported
cases. Of these reports, 75% are falsely accused by adults and 25% are
reported by children. Children fabricate 1/2% of the time.
Source: National Victim Center Handbook (1991).
- Twenty-nine percent of all forcible rapes in America occurred when the victim
was less than 11 years old.
Source: National Victim Center and Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Rape in America: A Report to
the Nation, 1992.
