FACTS
Did You Know: Sexual Exploitation of Children
*1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys is sexually abused before the age of 18. (DOJ report, 2001)
*Nearly 70% of all reported sexual assaults occur to children under the age of 17. (DOJ report, 2001)
*1 in 5 children are solicited sexually while on the Internet. (NCMEC)
*89% of youth in Internet chat rooms have received some form of sexual solicitation. (Pew Study reported in JAMA, 2001)
*It is estimated that 200,000 to 300,000 children are at-risk of sexual exploitation. (DOJ & USH&HS reports)
*Law enforcement officials estimate that as many as 50,000 sexual predators are .. at any given moment. (Dateline 2006)
*There are approximately 1,000 websites offering illegal child pornography. (toptenreviews.com)
*There are over 550,000 registered sex offenders in the US.
*There are over 100,000 sex offenders that fail to register in the US.
*76% of serial rapists claim they were molested as children.
*Over 40% of male juvenile delinquents were molested as children.
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