The State of Child Welfare in America: 2009
Child Abuse and Neglect In 2006, of children who were victims of abuse, 64% experienced neglect; 16% were physically abused; 9% were sexually abused; 7% were emotionally maltreated; and 2% were medically neglected. Children ages birth to 1 year have the highest rate of child abuse and neglect at 24.4 per 1,000 children. In 2006, 18.5 per 100,000 male infants and 14.7 per 100,000 female infants died as a result of abuse.