| Q: |
Who are the perpetrators of child maltreatment? |
| A: |
The vast majority of perpetrators were parents (80%), including birth parents, adoptive parents, and stepparents. |
Percent of perpetrators by relationship to victim, 2006
| Perpetrator-victim relationship |
Percent |
|
| Parents |
79.9 |
% |
| Other Relative |
6.7 |
|
| Other caregivers |
4.1 |
|
| Unmarried Partner of Parent |
3.8 |
|
| Child Daycare Provider |
0.6 |
|
| Foster Parent |
0.4 |
|
| Friends/neighbor |
0.5 |
|
| Residential Facility Staff |
0.2 |
|
| Legal Guardian |
0.3 |
|
| Other professionals |
0.1 |
|
| Unknown/missing |
3.5 |
|
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Notes: This table is based on sample data from 47 states.
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- Foster parents, residential facility staff, childcare providers, legal guardians, and other caregivers each made up less than 1% of all maltreatment perpetrators.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/victims/qa02111.asp?qaDate=2006.
Released on September 12, 2008.
Data Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families.
Child Maltreatment 2006. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008.
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