Over 1,000 child abuse reports are investigated in White County a year.
Over 500 different children receive services at the Child Safety Center of White County each year.
Over 10,000 children receive services from an Arkansas Child Advocacy Center every year.
Other Statistics
Nearly 600,000 children are abused in the U.S. each year.
Child abuse occurs in every socioeconomic group—rich, poor, and middle-income. It also affects children of every gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion, and in every community.
More than 25% of victims of child abuse are in the age range of birth through two years of age.
1 in 4 children experience child abuse or neglect in their lifetime.
1 in 4 girls and 1 in 13 boys in the U.S. are estimated to experience child abuse.
At least 1 in 7 children experienced child abuse or neglect in the past year in the United States.
At least 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 20 boys in the United States experience child sexual abuse by the age of 18.
About 90% of child sexual abuse is perpetrated by someone known and trusted by the child or child’s family members.
