
2020 Statistics
Experts estimate that 1 in 10 children will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday.

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Since inception in 2004, approximately 5,200 children have been interviewed.
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There were 505 interviews in 2020; 2 Interviews per working day.
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The 6 Mobile Units, 2 Mobile CACs, 3 Mobile Therapy Units, and 1 Mobile Medical Unit, have traveled over 33,000 miles
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79% of the cases were for sexual abuse; 18% for physical abuse; 3% for neglect or emotional abuse.
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65% of the children interviewed were female - 35% were male.
Ages Race/Ethnicity
2-6 years = 25% 68% were Caucasian
7-12 years = 43% 28% were Hispanic/Latino
13-17 years = 29% 3% were African American
18 + years = 3% 1% were other
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90 Sane/Medical exams were performed, 51 of which were on our Mobile Medical Unit
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Perpetrator Info: 97% Known by child; 63% Related to the child; 3% unknown.
Age Race/Ethnicity
4-12 years = 11% 74% were Caucasian
13-17 years = 17% 21% were Hispanic/Latino
18-29 years = 24% 4% were Other
30-59 years = 34% 1% were African American
60+ years = 3%
Unknown = 11%
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The 2 Youth Advocates privided 851 youth mentorship sessions to 103 victims.
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The Child and Family Advocates provided advocacy 5,147 times.
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We added Art Facilitation that allowed 56 victims to express themselves through art when they may not be able to voice it, for a total of 207 sessions.
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Our Therapist’s saw 481 children in 2020 for a total of 2,952 sessions to help heal the trauma of abuse.
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34 counties have signed inter-agency agreements with the WKCAC to provide services in their counties.
Sexual abuse can occur at all ages,
probably younger than you think
-The median age for reported sexual abuse is 9 years old. Approximately -20% of the victims of sexual abuse are under age eight.
-50% of all victims of forcible sodomy, sexual assault with an object, and forcible fondling are under age twelve.
CONSEQUENCES to children and to our society begin immediately
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70-80% of sexual abuse survivors report excessive drug and alcohol use.
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Serial child molesters may have as many as 400 victims in their lifetimes.
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Approximately 70% of sexual offenders of children have between 1 and 9 victims; 20-25% have 10 to 40 victims.
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Both males and females who have been sexually abused are more likely to engage in prostitution.
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Approximately 40% of sex offenders report sexual abuse as children.
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More than 60% of teen first pregnancies are preceded by experiences of molestation, rape or attempted rape. The average age of the offenders is 27 years old.
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Young girls who are sexually abused are more likely to develop eating disorders as adolescents.
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One study showed that among male survivors, 50% have suicidal thoughts and more than 20% attempt suicide.
Even within the walls of their own homes, children are at risk
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30-40% of children are abused by family members.
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As many as 90% are abused by people the family trusts- abusers frequently try to form a trusting relationship with parents.
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Nearly 40% are abused by older or larger children.
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People who abuse children look and act just like everyone else. In fact, they often go out of their way to appear trustworthy to gain access to children.
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Those who sexually abuse children are drawn to settings where they can gain easy access to children, such as sports leagues, faith centers, clubs, and schools.
