This represents 15 out of every 1,000 U.S. children. Based on these numbers, more than three children die each day as a result of child abuse or neglect.
Young children remain at high risk for loss of life.
This number underscores the substantial threat to child well-being represented by this form of maltreatment. This percentage has remained consistent over the past eleven years. The link between substance abuse and child abuse has strengthened over the years. The Results of the 1997 Annual Fifty State Survey . American Humane Association.