title: The victimization of children and youth: a comprehensive, national survey.
abstract: This study examined a large spectrum of violence, crime, and victimization experiences in a nationally representative sample of children and youth ages 2 to 17 years. More than one half (530 per 1,000) of the children and youth had experienced a physical assault in the study year, more than 1 in 4 (273 per 1,000) a property offense, more than 1 in 8 (136 per 1,000) a form of child maltreatment, 1 in 12 (82 per 1,000) a sexual victimization, and more than 1 in 3 (357 per 1,000) had been a witness to violence or experienced another form of indirect victimization. Only a minority (29%) had no direct or indirect victimization. The mean number of victimizations for a child or youth with any victimization was 3.0, and a child or youth with one victimization had a 69% chance of experiencing another during a single year.
authors.affiliation: University of New Hampshire, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Finkelhor
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ormrod
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Sherry L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hamby
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019548:Crime Victims; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology