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Crimes against Children Research Center
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Crimes against Children Research Center (CCRC) provides high quality research and statistics to the public, policy makers, law enforcement personnel, and other child welfare practitioners. 

Spotlight

New national data have been released for 2024, showing a 3% decline in the rate of all substantiated child abuse compared to 2023. Sexual abuse declin... Learn More
Finkelhor, D., Colburn, D., Gewirtz-Meydan, A., O’Brien, J. E., Jones, L. M., Turner, H. A., & Mitchell, K. J. (2026). Youth-Produced Images Are t... Learn More

Current Projects

The University of New Hampshire is partnering with Common Sense Education (www.commonsense.org) to evaluate their Digital Citizenship Curriculum. Learn More
SAARA was created to promote awareness of sibling aggression and abuse and provide guidance for how to prevent and reduce their occurrences. Learn More
This study is part of a larger study that will improve knowledge about the impact on child victims of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM). The UNH Dig... Learn More
Need for study: This study will improve knowledge about the impact on child victims of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM). Special attention will be ... Learn More
This study aims to examine youth bystander behavior on self-directed violence (SDV). Learn More