An estimated 90,000 cases of child sexual abuse were substantiated in 2003.*
- Child sexual abuse constituted about 9.9% of all child maltreatment cases substantiated.
Child sexual abuse substantiations have declined markedly in recent years.
- In 1991, child sexual abuse cases were 15% of all reported cases. In 2003, child sexual abuse cases were 10% of all reported cases.
- There has been a 40% decline in the estimated number of child sexual abuse substantiations since 1992.
- There has been a 46% decline in the rate per 1,000 of substantiated cases of child sexual abuse since 1992.
|
Year |
Estimated Number of Children |
Rate per 1,000 children |
|
1990 |
146,000 |
2.3 |
|
1991 |
149,000 |
2.3 |
|
1992 |
150,000 |
2.3 |
|
1993 |
147,000 |
2.2 |
|
1994 |
140,000 |
2.1 |
|
1995 |
128,000 |
1.9 |
|
1996 |
124,000 |
1.8 |
|
1997 |
117,000 |
1.7 |
| 1998 | 104,000 | 1.5 |
| 1999 | 92,000 | 1.3 |
| 2000 | 89,000 | 1.2 |
| 2001 | 87,000 | 1.2 |
| 2002 | 89,000 | 1.2 |
| 2003 | 90,000 | 1.2 |
*CCRC projections based on estimates from, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Bureau. 1992 through 2002. Child Maltreatment (1990 - 2000): Reports from the States to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.
