| Q: |
Who are the perpetrators of child maltreatment? |
| A: |
The vast majority of perpetrators were parents (81%), including birth parents, adoptive parents, and stepparents. |
Percent of perpetrators by relationship to victim, 2010
| Perpetrator-victim relationship |
Percent |
|
| Parents |
80.7 |
% |
| Other/unknown |
9.8 |
|
| Other Relative |
4.5 |
|
| Unmarried Partner of Parent |
2.5 |
|
| More than one nonparental perpatrator |
1.0 |
|
| Child Daycare Provider |
0.5 |
|
| Foster Parent |
0.3 |
|
| Friends/neighbor |
0.3 |
|
| Legal Guardian |
0.2 |
|
| Group Home Staff |
0.2 |
|
| Other professionals |
0.1 |
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Notes: This table is based on sample data from 49 states.
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- Foster parents, group home staff, childcare providers, legal guardians, friends/neighbors, and other caregivers each made up less than 1% of all maltreatment perpetrators.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/victims/qa02111.asp?qaDate=2010.
Released on March 05, 2012.
Data Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families.
Child Maltreatment 2010. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2011.
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