Child Maltreatment 2002
Figure 4-2     Fatalities by Perpetrator Relationship, 2002

This pie chart indicates that approximately one-third of child fatalities were perpetrated by the mother acting alone. Three-quarters (78.9 percent) of fatalities were cause by one or more parents. Such nonparental perpetrators as daycare providers, foster parents, or residential facility staff were responsible for 15.9 percent of fatalities.

Perpetrator Status	Percent of Fatalities
Mother Only	32.6
Father Only	16.6
Mother and Father	19.2
Mother and Other	9.1
Father and Other	1.4
Nonparental Perpetrator	15.9
Unknown or Missing	5.1

 

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