Finkelhor, David., Saito, Kei., & Jones, Lisa2023-05-162023-05-162023Finkelhor, D., Saito, K., & Jones, L. (2023). Updated Trends in Child Maltreatment, 2021. Crimes Against Children Research Center.https://www.unh.edu/ccrc/sites/default/files/media/2023-03/updated-trends-2021_current-final.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5848New national data for 2021 show mixed trends for child maltreatment compared to 2020. Physical abuse declined 7% and neglect declined 4%. At the same time sexual abuse rose 4%. Child maltreatment fatalities increased less than 1%. Given disruptions to social life and investigative behavior due to COVID19, all interpretations of recent trends should be made very cautiously.en-USstatisticschild maltreatmenttrendsresearchArticle