North Carolina Facts
-Every 5 minutes, a child is abused/neglected
-30 children died in NC from child abuse in the last year
-85% of the time the perpetrator of child abuse is the biological parent
-Child abuse is the #1 killer of pre-school children
-1 of 3 children will be sexually abused before the age of 18
-Almost all criminals report having been abused as children
-In 2002, more than 30,000 children were reported and confirmed to be victims of abuse and neglect in North Carolina
National Statistics
-02-03 over 4.5 million children were reported abused/neglected...900,000 were substantiated:
~60% neglected 20% physical abuse
~10% sexual abused
~10% emotional abuse
-Last year 1400 children died as a result of abuse
-Total annual cost of child abuse/neglect in the U.S. (both direct & indirect) is 95 billion dollars
