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Show Child Physical and Sexual Abuse Child abuse and neglect takes many forms, including sexual and physical abuse, physical neglect, non-supervision, and emotional mistreatment. Total numbers of victims of all types of child abuse and neglect in Utah are given in Table 90. Totals include only cases that have been substantiated. These are reported cases that have been investigated and verified to have occurred. Approximately one-third of all investigated cases are substantiated. The annual number of victims has more than doubled since 1983. This may reflect more public awareness about child abuse, an increase in child abuse investigators and reported cases, or an increase in the number of actual victims. National data are not available on child abuse, because states have not agreed on a definition of child abuse/neglect. For example, some states include truancy as neglect. Because of these differences, it is hard to compare Utah abuse victim totals to other states. The annual number of substantiated cases of child sexual abuse in Utah more than quadrupled from 1983 to 1992, but has continued to decrease from 1992 to 1995. Figure 53 Table 90. Utah Chad Abuse All Abuse/Neglect Sexual Abuse Year Total # Total # 1983 4,794 611 1984 5,309 941 1985 5,569 1,065 1986 5,127 1,022 1987 4,976 1,170 1988 6,577 1,513 1989 7,782 1,846 1990 8,524 1,872 1991 10,179 2,316 1992 10,875 2,444 1993 10,976 2,282 1994 10,430 1,982 1995 10,156 2,097 JO E 3 Child Abuse/Neglect Victims In Utah 11,000 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 All Child Abuse Sexual Child Abuse 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 92 Risk Factors |