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Perpetrators of Child Abuse

 

62.3% of all child abuse is perpetrated by women

 

When it comes to adults who are involved in a caretaking role with regard to children, women are more often the perpetrators of child abuse than men. The data below were compiled by the US Department of Health and Human Services. The data below identify the perpetrators of child abuse. And it is worth noting that 62.3% of all child abuse is perpetrated by women, almost twice as much as perpetrated by men. In the area of sexual abuse, women account for 25.9%, and they account for 62.8% of child deaths.

Section 7 Perpetrators

SDC data describe perpetrators’ relationships to victims. DCDC case-level data describe the age and sex of perpetrators. In general, States follow Federal guidelines for defining a child abuse or neglect perpetrator. Under those guidelines, a perpetrator must be in a caretaking relationship to the abused or neglected child.

7.1 Relationship of Perpetrators to Victims (SDC)
Based on data from 39 States, 401,598 perpetrators (75.4 percent) were victims’ parents, and 54,573 (10.2 percent) were other relatives; 9,646 perpetrators (1.8 percent) were people in other caretaking relationships (e.g., foster parents, facility staff, and child care providers); and 66,915 perpetrators (12.6 percent) were noncaretakers or had an "unknown" relationship with the victim.

N=532,732 victims in 39 States.

7.2 Age and Sex of Perpetrators (DCDC)

DCDC data reveal that 184,152 perpetrators (62.3 percent) were female, and 111,473 (37.7 percent) were male (table 7–1). Perpetrators tended to be young, with 237,865 (80.5 percent) younger than 40 years old. Of the perpetrators, 122,569 (41.5 percent) were between 30 and 39 years old, the most frequent age category. Only 16,441 perpetrators (5.6 percent) were 50 years old or older, the least frequent age category.

Table 7–1 Perpetrators by Sex and Age (DCDC)

 

 

 

 

Age

 

Sex

 

   

Male

Female

Total

19 years or younger

Count

9,177

9,882

19,059

% within Age

48.2%

51.8%

100.0%

% within Sex

8.2%

5.4%

6.4%

20 to 29 years old

Count

26,646

69,591

96,237

% within Age

27.7%

72.3%

100.0%

% within Sex

23.9%

37.8%

32.6%

30 to 39 years old

Count

45,958

76,611

122,569

% within Age

37.5%

62.5%

100.0%

% within Sex

41.2%

41.6%

41.5%

40 to 49 years old

Count

21,258

20,061

41,319

% within Age

51.4%

48.6%

100.0%

% within Sex

19.1%

10.9%

14.0%

50 years old or older

Count

8,434

8,007

16,441

% within Age

51.3%

48.7%

100.0%

% within Sex

7.6%

4.3%

5.6%

Total

Count

111,473

184,152

295,625

% within Age

37.7%

62.3%

100.0%

% within Sex

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

 

7.3 Type of Maltreatment and Sex of Perpetrators (DCDC)
DCDC data show that male perpetrators were associated with 74.1 percent (15,606) of sexual abuse victims. Female perpetrators were associated with 82.0 percent (4,716) of medical neglect victims and 73.9 percent (83,769) of neglect victims. Males and females were each associated with approximately half of physical abuse and psychological abuse victims (table 7–2).

7.4 Sex and Age of Fatality Perpetrators (DCDC)
Fatality perpetrators were younger than all perpetrators (table 7–3). Two hundred thirty-five (67.7 percent) were 29 years old or younger, compared to 115,296 (39.0 percent) of all perpetrators. Of the perpetrators age 29 or younger, 157 (66.8 percent) were female.

Table 7–2 Type of Maltreatment by Sex of Perpetrator (DCDC)

   

 

 

Type of Maltreatment

 

Perpetrator Sex

 
    Male Female Total

Physical Abuse

Count

18,960

20,115

39,075

% within Type of Maltreatment

48.5%

51.5%

100.0%

% within Sex

17.5%

12.0%

14.1%

Neglect

Count

29,587

83,769

113,356

% within Type of Maltreatment

26.1%

73.9%

100.0%

% within Sex

27.4%

49.8%

41.0%

Medical Neglect

Count

1,035

4,716

5,751

% within Type of Maltreatment

18.0%

82.0%

100.0%

% within Sex

1.0%

2.8%

2.1%

Sexual Abuse

Count

15,606

5,453

21,059

% within Type of Maltreatment

74.1%

25.9%

100.0%

% within Sex

14.4%

3.2%

7.6%

Psychological Abuse

Count

6,540

7,005

13,545

% within Type of Maltreatment

48.3%

51.7%

100.0%

% within Sex

6.0%

4.2%

4.9%

Other Abuse

Count

14,511

18,355

32,866

% within Type of Maltreatment

44.2%

55.8%

100.0%

% within Sex

13.4%

10.9%

11.9%

Multiple Maltreatments

Count

21,881

28,888

50,769

% within Type of Maltreatment

43.1%

56.9%

100.0%

% within Sex

20.2%

17.2%

18.4%

Total

Count

108,120

168,301

276,421

% within Type of Maltreatment

39.1%

60.9%

100.0%

% within Sex

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

 

Table 7–3 Perpetrators of Child Fatalities by Sex and Age (DCDC)

 

Fatality Perpetrator Age

 

 

 

 

Perpetrator Sex

    Male Female Total

19 years or younger

Count

15

30

45

% within Age

33.3%

66.7%

100.0%

% within Sex

11.6%

13.8%

13.0%

20 to 29 years old

Count

63

127

190

% within Age

33.2%

66.8%

100.0%

% within Sex

48.8%

58.3%

54.8%

30 to 39 years old

Count

26

30

56

% within Age

46.4%

53.6%

100.0%

% within Sex

20.2%

13.8%

16.1%

40 to 49 years old

Count

20

16

36

% within Age

55.6%

44.4%

100.0%

% within Sex

15.5%

7.3%

10.4%

50 years old or older

Count

5

15

20

% within Age

25.0%

75.0%

100.0%

% within Sex

3.9%

6.9%

5.8%

Total

Count

129

218

347

% within Age

37.2%

62.8%

100.0%

% within Sex

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

 

 



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