2008 Statistics for GLCAC: 1/1/08 to 12/31/08

1. Children served at the CAC during the reporting period - 140
2. Gender of children served: Male - 42; Female - 98
3. Age of children served at time of reported abuse or intake:
             0 - 6 years: 24
             7 - 12 years: 57
          13 - 19 years: 59
4. Race or ethnicity of children:
   White: 31
   Black/ African American: 5
   Hispanic/ Latino:3
   Asian: 1
   Other: 0
5. Number of children seen for:
   Sexual Abuse: 124
   Physical Abuse: 15
   Witness to Abuse: 8
   Neglect: 2
6. Number of children receiving services:
   Referral to counseling/therapy: 86
   Referral to medical exam: 52
   Other: 23
7. Number of children abused by:
   Parent/ Step-Parent: 35
   Other Relative: 36
   Parent’s boyfriend/girlfriend: 15
   Other known person: 51
   Stranger: 3

• Sexual abuse is more prevalent than most realize
  • 1 in 4 girls is sexually abused before the age of 18.
  • 1 in 6 boys is sexually abused before the age of 18.
  • 1 in 5 children are solicited sexually while on the internet.
  • Nearly 70% of all reported sexual assaults (including assaults on adults) occur to children ages 17 and under.
  • An estimated 39 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse exist in America today.
• The overwhelming majority of sexually abused children know their abuser
  30-40% of victims are abused by a family member.
  • Another 50% are abused by someone outside of the family whom they know and trust.
  • Approximately 40% are abused by older or larger children whom they know.
  • Therefore, only 10% are abused by strangers.
• Sexual abuse can occur at all ages
  • The median age for reported abuse is 9 years old.
  • More than 20% of children are sexually abused before the age of 8.
  • Nearly 50% of all victims of forcible sodomy, sexual assault with an object, and forcible fondling are children under 12.
    

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