Child Abuse and Neglect Statistics

• In 2002, in Nassau County, there were 6,041 reports of child abuse and neglect.

• In Suffolk County, in 2002, there were 7,141 reports.

• In total, that’s 13,182 children reported in maltreatment situations on Long Island.

• In 2001, the New York State Central Register received 149,892 reports.

• Annually in the United States, there are 3 million confirmed reports of child abuse, meaning about 15 out of every 1,000 children in the United States are confirmed victims of abuse or neglect.