Percentage of Child Abuse and Neglect Victims by Type of Maltreatment: 2000

62.8% of cases of reported child abuse and neglect in 2000 were due to neglect or medical neglect, 19.3% were classified as physical abuse, 16.6% were classified as "other," 10.1% were due to sexual abuse, and 7.7% were due to psychological maltreatment.

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