More than five children die every day as a result of child abuse.
A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds.
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Children who experience abuse and neglect are 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile, 28% more likely to be arrested as an adult, and 30% more likely to commit violent crime.
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About 30% of abused and neglected children will later abuse their own children, continuing the horrible cycle of abuse.
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This year, in New Jersey, 2,854 children were removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect, including 73 children in Somerset County.