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Child Maltreatment 2002
Table 3-11     Distribution of Victims by Perpetrator Status, 2002

Parental Status of Victim's Perpetrator(s)	Victims	Percent
Maltreated by Mother Only	243,320	40.3
Maltreated by Father Only	115,375	19.1
Maltreated by Mother and Father	108,657	18.0
Maltreated by Mother and Other1	32,459	5.4
Maltreated by Father and Other1	5,827	1.0
Maltreated by Nonparental Perpetrator(s)2	78,482	13.0
Unknown	19,234	3.2
Total	603,354	blank cell
Percent	blank cell	100.0

Data source: Child File and SDC.

¹ Category includes victims with one parent identified as a perpetrator and another with an unspecified relationship.

² Category includes victims with at least one nonparental perpetrator identified. back

This table illustrates the parental status of a victim's perpetrator. The first column lists the parental status, the next column lists the number of victims, and the final column lists the percentage. Approximately 40 percent of child victims were maltreated by their mothers acting alone.

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