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Demographics of Offenders
In 2025 17% of individuals abusing children were youth. Nationwide in 2022, 16% of people alleged to have abused a child were children, and 98% of those that received treatment never hurt another child.
CACs in Ohio reported that in 2025 65% of alleged perpetrators in their cases were individuals that were known to children and 63% of these were family members or significant others. Nationwide, the majority of offenders (77%) are parents. This highlights the importance of child abuse education and prevention in Ohio and nationwide. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Nationwide two-thirds of CAC cases involve child sexual abuse, and within Ohio about 55% of CAC cases involve child sexual abuse.
ONCAC Reports
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