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Abuse and Neglect Among Children Under Age 18, by Type of Maltreatment, 2006

Percent of victims (percentages equal more than 100 because some children were victims of more than one type of abuse or neglect):

• Neglect 64.1
• Physical abuse 16.0
• Sexual abuse 8.8
• Psychological maltreatment 6.6
• Medical neglect 2.2
• Other abuse (Includes abandonment, threats of harm, and congenital drug addiction) 15.1
• Unknown 1.2

Source: Administration for Children and Families, National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System Go to References for this graph's full source.

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