Did you know:

1 in 10 children will be sexually assaulted before the age of 18.

Child abuse is growing at 10 times the rate of cancer.

Before a girl comes forward her perpetrator may have victimized 20 other children.

Before a boy comes forward his perpetrator may have victimized 120 other children.

Only 10% of abused children ever tell anyone.

1 in 3 child victims will eventually victimize someone else.

95% of child abuse victims know their perpetrator.

Serial child molesters may have over 400 victims in their lifetime.

1 out of 4 teenage girls will contract an STD.

For more statistics, check out the National Children’s Alliance.

Child Abuse Is:

19 times more common than children with intellectual disabilities

30 times more common than autism

75 times more common than childhood cancer