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Child Maltreatment 2001
Table 4-3 Perpetrators by Relationship to Victim and Types of Maltreatment, 2001 (Child File)

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

Perpetrators Relationship to Victim	Number of Perpetrators	Neglect		Physical Abuse		Sexual Abuse		Additional Maltreatment Types1		Total Percent2
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Parent	660,116	454,800	68.9	114,875	17.4	31,354	4.7	171,960	26.0	117.0
Other Relative	55,426	26,503	47.8	10,181	18.4	17,447	31.5	10,915	19.7	117.4
Foster Parent	4,239	2,410	56.9	1,195	28.2	401	9.5	1,127	26.6	121.2
Residential Facility Staff	1,241	714	57.5	278	22.4	218	17.6	238	19.2	116.7
Day Care Provider	6,256	3,611	57.7	1,090	17.4	1,394	22.3	997	15.9	113.3
Unmarried Partner of Parent	23,803	11,818	49.6	6,921	29.1	3,502	14.7	6,631	27.9	121.3
Legal Guardian	1,729	996	57.6	455	26.3	156	9.0	522	30.2	123.1
Other	36,853	14,260	38.7	6,431	17.5	15,427	41.9	7,502	20.4	118.5
Unknown or Missing	26,101	11,417	43.7	5,551	21.3	7,562	29.0	5,878	22.5	116.5
Total	bold815,764	bold526,529	blank cell	bold146,977	blank cell	bold77,461	blank cell	bold205,770	blank cell	bold117.2
Percent	blank cell	blank cell	bold64.5	blank cell	bold18.0	blank cell	bold9.5	blank cell	bold25.2	blank cell

Based on data from 36 States: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming.

"Unknown or Missing" maltreatment type was not included in this analysis.

¹ Additional Maltreatment Types includes "Medical Neglect," "Psychological Abuse," and "Other." back

² Percent totals by relationship may be greater than 100 because perpetrators may be associated with more than one type of maltreatment. back

This table lists the following perpetrator relationships to child victims in the first column: Parent, other Relative, Foster Parent, Residential Facility Staff, Day Care Provider, Unmarried Parent or Partner, Legal Guardian, Other, Unknown or Missing. The second column provides the number of perpetrators for each relationship category. The next four columns are the maltreatment types as follows: neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and additional maltreatment types. Below each maltreatment type the table lists the number of perpetrators in addition to the percentage of perpetrators.

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