Children

Did You Know?

One in three girls and one in six boys are sexually abused before the age of 18

Nearly 30 percent of the child sexual assault victims identified by child protective service agencies in 1995 were between four and seven years old.

Boys account for an estimated 25-35 percent of child sexual abuse victims.

Boys are more likely than girls to be seriously injured or die as a result of child sexual abuse

Almost half of adult women with disabilities report that they were sexually abused as children.

According to one survey, 36 percent of victims of child sexual abuse never told anyone.  Only three percent reported the crime to police.