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Table 5-1     Age and Sex of Perpetrators, 2003
Child Maltreatment 2003

Age Men Women Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
< 20 18,630 6.2 17,463 4.2 36,093 5.1
20-29 80,269 26.9 164,398 39.6 244,667 34.3
30-39 114,032 38.2 161,748 39.0 275,780 38.6
40-49 64,368 21.5 56,278 13.6 120,646 16.9
> 49 21,402 7.2 15,220 3.7 36,622 5.1
Total 298,701 100.0 415,107 100.0 713,808 100.0
Weighted Percent Blank Cell 41.8 Blank Cell 58.2 Blank Cell Blank Cell

Data Source: Child File
Based on data from 43 States
Men median age = 34
Women median age = 31
Total median age = 32


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