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Table G4-5: Victimization Rates, According to Maltreatment Type, by Age and Sex, 1998 (DCDC)

Type of Maltreatment

Maltreatment Incidents

Mean Age

Age

Sex

0-3

4-7

8-11

12-15

16-17

Female

Male

Female

Male

Physical Abuse

2.4

3.1

2.9

3.2

1.9

2.8

2.8

9.2

7.9

Neglect

9.7

8.2

6.5

4.8

2.1

6.8

6.6

7

6.4

Medical Neglect

0.9

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.1

0.4

0.4

5.7

5.4

Sexual Abuse

0.5

1.6

1.7

201

1.2

2.3

0.6

10.4

8.6

Psych. or Emotional Abuse

0.7

0.9

0.9

0.8

0.4

0.8

0.7

8.6

7.7

Other

6.1

4.6

4

3.1

1.5

4.3

3.9

7

6.5

Unknown

0.3

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.3

7.7

7.5

All

21

19.3

16.6

14.2

7.1

17.6

15.6

7.7

6.8

Maltreatment incidents per 1,000 children ages 0 to 17 in the estimated U.S. child population.

Last Updated: February 15, 2006