Perpetrators of Child Abuse and Neglect, by Relationship to Victim, 2005*
- Parent: 79.4%
- Other relative: 6.8%
- Other: 5.5%
- Unmarried partner of parent (someone who has a relationship with the parent and lives in the household with the parent and maltreated child): 3.8%
- Unknown/missing: 3.7%
- Professionals (includes residential facility staff, child daycare providers, and other professionals): 0.9%
*Based on 42 states reporting. ↑
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. Child maltreatment 2005. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2006.
