Figure 4-3 Maltreatment Types of Fatalities, 2004
Child Maltreatment 2004
Maltreatment Types of Fatalities, 2004
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 (35.5%), combinations of maltreatment types (30.2%), and physical abuse only (28.3%).
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