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Table 4-5 Perpetrator Relationships of Fatalities, 2005
Child Maltreatment 2005

Perpetrator	Number	Percent
Blank Cell	Child Fatalities
Mother	287	28.5
Mother and Other	104	10.3
Father	159	15.8
Father and Other	16	1.6
Mother and Father	205	20.4
Famale Relative	24	2.4
Male Relative	7	0.7
Female Foster Parent (Relative)	0	0.0
Male Foster Parent (Relative)	0	0.0
Female Partner of Parent	6	0.6
Male Partner of Parent	33	3.3
Female Legal Guardian	1	0.1
Male Legal Guardian	0	0.0
Female Foster Parent (Nonrelative)	5	0.5
Male Foster Parent (Nonrelative)	1	0.1
Female Foster Parent Unknown Relationship	1	0.1
Male Foster Parent Unknown Relationship	0	0.0
Female Staff Group Home	0	0.0
Male Staff Group Home	0	0.0
Female Daycare Staff	20	2.0
Male Daycare Staff	2	0.2
Female Other Professional	0	0.0
Male Other Professional	1	0.1
Female Friend or Neighbor	2	0.2
Male Friend or Neighbor	4	0.4
More than One Nonparental Perpetrator	23	2.3
Unknown or Missing	105	10.4
Total	1,006	blank cell
Percent	blank cell	100.0

Based on data from 34 States.

Perpetrator Relationships of Child Fatalities, 2005

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. 28.5 percent of child fatalities were perpetrated by a mother acting alone.

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Table 4-5 Perpetrator Relationships of Fatalities, 2005
Child Maltreatment 2005