Child Abuse, Assault & Bullying

Any sexual act between an adult and a Non-contact acts such as exhibitionism, Forcing, coercing or minor, or between two minors, when exposure to pornography, voyeurism, and persuading a child to engage one asserts power over the other. communicating in a sexual manner in person, by in any type of sexual act. phone, or via the Internet.

Bullying Bullying is an attempt to wield power over another person or group. It may be physical, emotional, or social.

Physical bullying Emotional bullying Social bullying Physical bullying includes: pushing, Emotional bullying, which may ge done Social bullying is shoving, hitting, ﬁghting, spitting, in person or through the Internet, manifested as an and tripping, as well as threats of physical harm and involves insults, derogatory remarks, name calling, teasing, attempt to ostracize or ignore the attempts to force people to act in particular ways. or deliberately misplacing or hiding someone’s belongings. victim.

Magnitude of the problem Characteristics of the abusers

About 90% of children who are victims Only about 38% of child of sexual abuse know their abuser. victims disclose the fact that 38% they have been sexually One in every 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys will be sexually abused. abused before their 18th birthday Approximately 30% of children who are sexually abused are 30% The median age Nearly 70% of all reported sexual assaults occur abused by family members. for reported abuse is nine years old. to children ages 17 and under.

Females constitute 7% 30% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 of juveniles who commit sex oenses.

Most sexual abuse of children occurs in a residence - 71% for children 84% 71% 84% for children under age 12 ages 12 to 17

Children living without either parent Children who live with a single parent that are 10 times more likely to be sexually has a live-in partner are 20 times more Juveniles are the oenders in 43% of the assaults on abused than children that live with likely to be victims of child sexual abuse children under age six. Of these o enders, 14% are both parents. than children living with both parents. under age 12.

Children who live in Children who witness or are Juveniles who commit sex oenses rural areas are almost two against other children are more likely times more likely to be the victims of other crimes than adult oenders to oend in identiﬁed as victims of child are signiﬁcantly more likely to sexual abuse than urban be sexually abused. groups at school, and to have more residents. male victims and younger victims.