Facts & Stats

FACTS & STATS about Child Abuse:

• 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 is solicited sexually while on the internet.
• Nearly 70% of all reported sexual assaults (including assaults on adults) occur to children under the age of 17 and under.
• An estimated 39 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse exist in America today.
• While 3 million reports of child abuse are made every year in the United States, experts estimate that the actual occurrence of abuse is three times greater than reported.

Within their own homes:

• 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.
• The median age for reported abuse is 9 years old.
• More than 20% of children are sexually abused before age 8.
• Nearly 50% of all victims of forcible sodomy, sexual assault with an object, and forcible fondling are children under 12.
• Nearly 70% of child sex offenders have between 1 and 9 victims; at least 20% have 10-40 victims.
• An average serial child molester may have as many as 400 victims in his lifetime.

FACTS & STATS about Child Exploitation:

• 200 – 300 young girls are sexually exploited in Georgia every month.
• 40 – 90 girls engaged in street prostitution every month on several known corridors.
• 100 – 115 represented in Craigslist ads every month.
• 50 – 100 girls exploited through escort services every month.
• 25 girls are exploited monthly with johns at major hotels.
• As many as 129 girls are prostituted on a typical weekend night.
• According to the FBI, Atlanta is among 14 cities with the highest incidents of child prostitution.
• 1 out of every 3 teens will be lured toward prostitution within 48 hours of leaving home.
• 12 – 14 is the average age of entry into pornography and prostitution in the U.S.