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Table 4-5 Perpetrator Relationships of Fatalities, 2004
Child Maltreatment 2004

Maltreatment Type Number of
Child Fatalities
Percentage of
Child Fatalities
Mother Only 307 31.3
Father Only 141 14.4
Mother and Father 201 20.5
Mother, Father, and Other 22 2.2
Mother and Other 91 9.3
Father and Other 12 1.2
Female Relative 14 1.4
Male Relative 16 1.6
Female Foster Parent (Relative) 0 0.0
Male Foster Parent (Relative) 0 0.0
Female Foster Parent Nonrelative 4 0.4
Male Foster Parent Nonrelative 1 0.1
Female Foster Unknown Relationship 1 0.1
Male Foster Unknown Relationship 0 0.0
Female Residential Facility Staff 0 0.0
Male Residential Facility Staff 3 0.3
Female Daycare Staff 13 1.3
Male Daycare Staff 2 0.2
Female Partner of Parent 1 0.1
Male Partner of Parent 32 3.3
Female Legal Guardian 0 0.0
Male Legal Guardian 0 0.0
Female Other Professional 0 0.0
Male Other Professional 0 0.0
Female Friend or Neighbor 0 0.0
Male Friend or Neighbor 1 0.1
More than One
Nonparental Perpetrator
17 1.7
Unknown or Missing 102 10.4
Total 981 blank cell
Percent blank cell 99.9

Data source: CAF.
Based on data from 32 States.
Percent does not equal 100.0 due to rounding.

Perpetrator Relationships of Fatalities, 2004
This table first lists perpetrator relationships including mother only, mother and father, father only, mother and other, father and other, female daycare staff, more than one nonparental perpetrator, unknown, etc. In the next column is listed the number of child fatalities from the specified perpetrator. The third column lists the percentage. Approximately 30 percent of child fatalities were perpetrated by a mother acting alone.

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