Updated trends in child maltreatment, 2016

Date

2018

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Volume Title

Publisher

Crimes Against Children Research Center

Abstract

New national data for 2016 show a mixed set of trends over the short term. Neglect continued to decline (down 1% from 2015). Sexual abuse was essentially unchanged. By contrast, physical abuse rose 5% and child maltreatment fatalities rose 8%.

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Keywords

statistics, trends, child maltreatment, research

Citation

Finkelhor, David, Saito, Kei, & Jones, Lisa (2018). Updated trends in child maltreatment, 2016. Durham, NH: Crimes Against Children Research Center.

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