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Child Maltreatment 2000
Table 3-3 Victimization Rates, 1990-2000

The word bold before a number indicates an estimate or a total.

Reporting Year Child Population Victim Rate Estimated Number
of Victims1
1990 64,163,192 13.4 bold861,000
1991 65,069,507 14.0 bold912,000
1992 66,073,841 15.1 bold995,000
1993 66,961,573 15.3 bold1,026,000
1994 67,803,294 15.2 bold1,032,000
1995 68,437,378 14.7 bold1,006,000
1996 69,022,127 14.7 bold1,012,000
1997 69,527,944 13.8 bold957,000
1998 69,872,059 12.9 bold904,000
1999 70,199,435 11.8 bold829,000
2000 72,293,812 12.2 bold879,000

1 Rounded to thousands Back

This table first lists every year from 1990 to 2000. The second column lists the child population in each year followed by the victim rate in the third column. The fourth column lists an estimated number of victims, rounded to thousands, in each year that is based on the previous two columns.

 

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