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Facts and Figures about Child Abuse and
Foster Care

  • On average, 4 children die each day as a result of child abuse (childhelp.org, childabuse.com, connectforkids.org)
  • State funding only partially covers the costs of basic care for foster kids.
  • Every 10 seconds a child abuse report is placed.
  • Children ages 0-3 are the most likely to experience abuse.
  • 25 percent of all children entering the foster cares system are infants
  • 79% of the children killed as a result of abuse are younger than 4.

Also visit the Facts & Figures page of this website.