Table 3-4: Perpetrator Relationship to Victims by Maltreatment Type, 1999 DCDC
| Maltreatment Type | ||||||||
| Perpetrators' Relationship to Child Victims | Neglect | Medical Neglect | Physical Abuse | Sexual Abuse | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| Female Parent Only |
114,905 |
51.7% |
6793 |
61.3% |
20,863 |
35.6% |
1,027 |
3.9% |
| Male Parent Only |
27,548 |
12.4% |
730 |
6.6% |
15,565 |
26.6% |
5,419 |
20.8% |
| Both Parents |
41,177 |
18.5% |
2114 |
19.1% |
8,310 |
14.2% |
3,217 |
12.3% |
| Female Parent and Other |
18,258 |
8.2% |
829 |
7.5% |
4,283 |
7.3% |
2,878 |
11.0% |
| Male Parent and Other |
2,204 |
1.0% |
88 |
0.8% |
763 |
1.3% |
518 |
2.0% |
| Family Relative |
5,659 |
2.5% |
196 |
1.8% |
2,278 |
3.9% |
4,732 |
18.2% |
| Substitute Care Provider(s) |
2,942 |
1.3% |
99 |
0.9% |
1,026 |
1.8% |
725 |
2.8% |
| Other |
6,022 |
2.7% |
97 |
0.9% |
3,404 |
5.8% |
4,602 |
17.7% |
| Unknown |
3,716 |
1.7% |
139 |
1.3% |
2,089 |
3.6% |
2,948 |
11.3% |
| Total |
222,431 |
100.0% |
11,085 |
100.0% |
58,581 |
100.0% |
26,066 |
100.0% |
Note. Based on data from 19 States: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wyoming; n=307,078 child victims. Within maltreatment types, a child victim is counted each time he or she is associated with a maltreatment and a perpetrator. A child may be counted in more than one type of maltreatment. Note that some of the percentage columns may not total 100.0% due to rounding of the category percentages.
