Child Abuse and Neglect Among Children Under Age 18, by Type of Maltreatment, 2005
Rate per 1,000 children:
- Neglect: 7.6
- Physical abuse: 2.0
- Sexual abuse: 1.1
- Psychological maltreatment: 0.9
- Medical neglect: 0.2
- Other abuse: 1.7
- Unknown: 0.1
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.
