Statistics

• 1 in 16 boys and 1 in 3 girls will be sexually abused before age 18
• 80% are molested before age 12
• 1 out of every 7 victims of sexual assault were under age 6
• 89% of abuse is by family members or acquantances
• Sexual abuse within a family lasts on average 5 or more years
• It is estimated that there are 60 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse in America today
• Fewer than 5% will tell anyone
• Reported sexual abuse cases against children increased 322% from 1980 to 1990
• A typical serial pedophile will molest up to 72 children in his lifetime