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A total of 903,000 victims nationwide in 1998, 12.9 per 1000 children were abused (1) all because of child abuse. The 1998 total number of victims was a decrease from the 1997 total, however 903,000 is 903,000 too many. These numbers of victims are the ones reported, many more go unheard of or unreported. Child abuse isn’t just physical, there are four main types of child abuse including physical, sexual, emotional, and neglect. Child abuse also has many effects on children. Some effects …

…another form is present. Of the 903,000 victims, 25.3% of them suffer more than one type of abuse (12). The age of the highest victimization rate is 0-3 years old. In 1985 of the 1,100 deaths that occurred from child abuse, 37.9% of deaths of children were not yet a year old, and 77.5% were under the age of 5 (13). Child abuse is occurring more frequently. There is more than one type of abuse to look for in certain families or among children.