Statistics based on National and Local Research

• 41,000 reports of child sexual abuse are received in Florida annually
• In a recent year, there were more than 1,730 allegations of child sexual abuse in Miami Dade and Monroe Counties
• Nationwide, 1 out of 4 girls and 1 out of 6 boys experience some form of sexual abuse before the age of 18
• There are an estimated 39 million adult survivors of child sexual abuse in the U.S. today.
• 76% of Kristi House clients are female
• Children under the age of 12 account for about half of all sexual assault cases
• There are more victims between the ages of 3 and 17 than in any adult age group
• 73% of child victims of sexual assault are female
• 27% of child victims of sexual assault are male
• 77% of sexual assaults on juveniles occur in the residence
• The majority of sexual assaults on children occur at 3:00 in the afternoon
• 40% of those who sexually abuse children under age 6 are themselves juveniles
• 49% of offenders who victimize children under 6 are family members
• Sexual assaults comprise 67% of the crimes against juvenile victims
• 40% of suspected child abuse cases also included a history of domestic violence