Sexual Child Abuse--Most Frequently Asked Questions
| 1. Is sexual child abuse increasing or is it being | are lumped into one statistic. Studies conducted by | |||
| reported more?Statistics on sexual child abuse are | Dianna Russell and David Finkelhor reveal 62%/girls; | |||
| difficult to obtain for several reasons. Government | 31% boys are sexually abused by age 18. | |||
| statistics on neglect, physical abuse and sexual abuse |