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Fatalities by Type of Maltreatment, 2003 This bar graph breaks down the fatality victims by type of maltreatment. Each bar represents a type of maltreatment in the following order: neglect only; multiple maltreatment types; physical abuse only; psychological maltreatment only, other only, or unknown only; and sexual abuse only. Most fatalities were associated with neglect only (35.6%), combinations of maltreatment types (28.9%), and physical abuse only (28.4%).
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