Fact Sheet

Resource Category Topic Type
Robbery and Theft - (Property Crime)
Youth are substantially more likely to be robbed or have property stolen than adults.
2000 General Child Victimization Fact Sheet
Child Physical Abuse
Approximately 171,000 cases of child physical abuse were substantiated in 2003.<br /> Physical abuse constituted 19% of all child maltreatment substa...
2003 General Child Victimization Fact Sheet
Hate Crimes Against Juveniles Reported to Police
Juveniles are more likely than adults to experience a hate crime. According to police reports for 1997-1999, juveniles made up nearly a quarter (23%) ...
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 General Child Victimization Fact Sheet
Child Maltreatment Fatalities
The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System defines a maltreatment fatality “as a child dying from abuse or neglect, because either (a) the injur...
2005 General Child Victimization Fact Sheet
Overall Crime Victimization of Juveniles
Children have very high rates of crime victimization. In 2000, youth 12 through 17 had crime victimization rates over two times higher than adults, ac...
1999, 2000 General Child Victimization Fact Sheet
Sexual Assault
Crimes against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire
Sexual Abuse Fact Sheet
Sexual Abuse
Crimes against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire
Sexual Abuse Fact Sheet
Childhood Sexual Abuse
Emily M. Douglas and David Finkelhor, May 2005
2005 General Child Victimization, Sexual Abuse Fact Sheet
Homicide Fact Sheet
Homicide is one of the five leading causes of juvenile mortality.
2002 Homicide Fact Sheet
Highlights From the NISMART Bulletins
Highlights from the NISMART Bulletins. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. (2002). Juvenile Justice Fact Sheet.
2002 Kidnapping and Missing Children, Missing Children Fact Sheet