1 in 10 children will be sexually assaulted before the age of 18.
Child abuse is growing at 10 times the rate of cancer.
Before a girl comes forward her perpetrator may have victimized 20 other children.
Before a boy comes forward his perpetrator may have victimized 120 other children.
Only 10% of abused children ever tell anyone.
1 in 3 child victims will eventually victimize someone else.
95% of child abuse victims know their perpetrator.
Serial child molesters may have over 400 victims in their lifetime.
1 out of 4 teenage girls will contract an STD.
For more statistics, check out the National Children’s Alliance.
19 times more common than mental retardation
30 times more common than autism
75 times more common than childhood cancer