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4.399 million child maltreatment referral reports received in 2022.
Child abuse reports involved 7.78 million children.
89.0% of victims are maltreated by one or both parents.
Only 2.65 million children received prevention & post-response services.
145,229 children received foster care services.
377,742 victims (72%) are neglected.
62,685 victims (11.96%) are physically abused.
44,355 victims (10.6%) are sexually abused.
20,895 victims (3.98%) are psychologically maltreated.
Highest rate of child abuse in children under age one (21 per 1,000).
Annual estimate: 1,968 children died from abuse and neglect in 2023.
Five children die every day from child abuse.
Sixty-Six (66.9%) percent of all child fatalities were younger than 3 years old.
81.5% of child fatalities involve at least one parent.
Of the children who died, 78% suffered child neglect

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