Child abuse statistics-

• Approximately 80% of child abuse is from a parent or caregiver.
• Boys and girls are equally likely to be abused or neglected.
• 11,927 children spent most of 2005 in foster care.
• Most of the children in foster care have been victems of sexual abuse or physical abuse.
• 75% of all child abuse deaths are children under 4 years of age.

info taken from:

http://www.childabuse.org/abuse%20stats.html