Child Maltreatment

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Serving Children, Families, and Communities

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Child Maltreatment

Q:	Do child maltreatment victimization rates vary by the race/ethnicity of the victim?
A:	Yes. In 2006, Black, Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaskan Native youth were more likely to be victimized than white youth.

Maltreatment victimization rate by race/ethnicity, 2006

Notes: *Race groups do not include Hispanic youth. Hispanic youth can be of any race. **The victimization rate is per 1,000 children under 18 in each race/ethnicity group. A child was counted as a victim each time he or she was found to be a victim of maltreatment. This table is based on sample data reported by 48 states & D.C. (Maryland & Pennsylvania did not provide race/ethnicity data).

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Asian youth had lower maltreatment victimization rates than any other race/ethnicity groups.

Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/victims/qa02107.asp?qaDate=2006. Released on September 12, 2008.

Data Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families. Child Maltreatment 2006. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008.