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Table 4-5 Perpetrator Relationships to Child Fatalities, 2007
Child Maltreatment 2007
| Relationship to Child |
Child Fatalities |
| Number |
Percent |
| PARENT |
Blank Cell |
| Mother |
347 |
27.1 |
| Mother and Other |
96 |
7.5 |
| Father |
208 |
16.3 |
| Father and Other |
11 |
0.9 |
| Mother and Father |
232 |
18.1 |
| NONPARENT |
Blank Cell |
| Daycare Staff |
24 |
1.9 |
| Foster Parent (Female Relative) |
0 |
0.0 |
| Foster Parent (Male Relative) |
0 |
0.0 |
| Foster Parent (Nonrelative) |
3 |
0.2 |
| Foster Parent (Unknown Relationship) |
3 |
0.2 |
| Friend or Neighbor |
2 |
0.2 |
| Legal Guardian (Female) |
0 |
0.0 |
| Legal Guardian (Male) |
0 |
0.0 |
| More than One Nonparental Perpetrator |
52 |
4.1 |
| Other Professional |
2 |
0.2 |
| Partner of Parent (Female) |
4 |
0.3 |
| Partner of Parent (Male) |
35 |
2.7 |
| Relative (Female) |
29 |
2.3 |
| Relative (Male) |
20 |
1.6 |
| Staff Group Home |
2 |
0.2 |
| Unknown or Missing |
210 |
16.4 |
| Total |
1,280 |
Blank Cell |
| Percent |
Blank Cell |
100.0 |
Perpetrator Relationships to Child Fatalities, 2007
This table first lists perpetrator relationships including mother, mother and father, father, 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. More than 27 percent (27.1%) of child fatalities were perpetrated by a mother acting alone.
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