In 2007, 13,799 children were victims of some type of abuse.
3,796 of those children were victims of sexual abuse
and 4,656 were victims of physical abuse.
17 children died as a result of physical abuse.
In 1997, a staggering 1,054,000 children (15 out of every 1000) were confirmed by child protective service agencies as victims of some form of abuse -
844,320 of those children were victims of sexual abuse.
In 2000, 1291 children died abuse related deaths
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