Facts & Statistics
- Last year, 41 Kentucky children and 53 Indiana children died due to child abuse and neglect.
- In Kentucky, more than 84,000 children were involved in 50,724 referrals for abuse and neglect in 2007, 15,518 children were substantiated as victims of abuse.
- The rate of Jefferson County children victimized by abuse or neglect increased by 8 percent to 2,909 between 2003 and 2007.
- Kentucky leads our nation in the rate of children’s deaths due to child abuse.
- Nationwide, one in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused by the age of 18.
- Experts report that every $1 spent on prevention and early intervention saves $4 in long-term costs.
- Family & Children’s Place typically serves 6,500 children and family members from Kentucky and Indiana.
