This statistic shows the estimated annual direct costs of child abuse in the United States as of 2012. The estimated cost of child abuse to the child welfare system was around 2.9 billion U.S. dollars. The total direct costs were estimated to be over 33 billion U.S. dollars.
Annual direct costs of child abuse in the United States as of 2012
(in million U.S. dollars)
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Prevent Child Abuse America. (April 4, 2012). Annual direct costs of child abuse in the United States as of 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/639300/direct-costs-of-child-abuse-us/
Prevent Child Abuse America. "Annual direct costs of child abuse in the United States as of 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) ." Chart. April 4, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/639300/direct-costs-of-child-abuse-us/
Prevent Child Abuse America. (2012). Annual direct costs of child abuse in the United States as of 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/639300/direct-costs-of-child-abuse-us/
Prevent Child Abuse America. "Annual Direct Costs of Child Abuse in The United States as of 2012 (in Million U.S. Dollars) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/639300/direct-costs-of-child-abuse-us/
Prevent Child Abuse America, Annual direct costs of child abuse in the United States as of 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/639300/direct-costs-of-child-abuse-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Annual direct costs of child abuse in the United States as of 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Prevent Child Abuse America, April 4, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/639300/direct-costs-of-child-abuse-us/