Table 6-1: Relationships of Perpetrators to Child Victims by Type of Maltreatment, 1998 (DCDC)

Perpetrators' Relationships to Child Victims

Maltreatment Type

Physical Abuse (%)

Neglect (%)

Medical Neglect (%)

Sexual Abuse (%)

Female Parent Only

34.6

52.3

58.7

3.8

Male Parent Only

26.8

12.5

5.9

22.0

Both Parents

14.0

17.1

21.2

12.0

Female Parent and Other

7.6

8.4

8.4

11.2

Male Parent and Other

1.3

1.0

0.9

2.1

Female Relative

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.0

Male Relative

1.8

0.8

0.3

16.8

Other Female

1.7

1.3

0.5

1.2

Other Male

4.6

1.8

0.3

17.1

Substitute Care Provider(s)

1.6

1.1

0.8

2.5

Other Combination

2.8

1.4

0.9

7.6

Unknown

1.0

0.5

0.2

2.6

    Total

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

Count of Victims

54,649

203,986

9,789

24,598

The 16 Reporting States are CO, CT, DE, FL, IL, KY, LA, NC, NY, OK, RI, SC, TX, UT, VT, and WY.