Abuse Statistics

• The Carousel Center had approximately 500 total visits last year, including all return therapy visits
• The Carousel Center sees some 250 new children every year
• 80 percent of all children seen by The Carousel Center are 11 and under
• 90 percent of the children The Carousel Center saw last year have allegations of sexual abuse
• Last year our evidence and testimony helped convict 55 perpetrators

Sad Facts About Sex Offenses and those That Perpetrate Them

• 1 of 5 girls will be sexually molested before her 18th birthday
• 1 of 6 boys will be sexually molested before his 18th birthday
• 1 of 7 children has been propositioned for sex over the internet
• 2 of 3 sexual abuses are perpetrated against teenagers or younger children
• 90% of sexual assaults are committed against someone the perpetrator knows.
• The median age for male molestation victims under 18 is 9.8 years old
• The median age for female molestation victims under 18 is 9.6 years old.
• There are 400,000 new victims of sexual assault every year
• There are over 550,000 registered sex offenders in the US
• There are over 100,000 sex offenders that fail to register in the US
• 76% of serial rapists claim they were molested as children
• Over 40% of male juvenile delinquents were molested as children.

*Stats From Family Watchdog