Statistics
Hawaii Child Abuse Statistics
As reported by the Children’s Justice Center:
In Hawai`i, more than 50 percent of reported victims of crime are under 18 years of age. Research shows that one in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually assaulted by the time they are 18. On average, the Centers see approximately 1,300 children per year. This statistic is not a true reflection of the magnitude of the problem as child sex abuse is often not reported. Some studies conclude that only 10 percent of children "tell."
The Children’s Justice Center of Oahu conducts between 600 and 1200 interviews for Child Sexual Assault each year.
The Child Trauma Academy chapter of the Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, 2001, reported that
one out of three females and
one out of five males have been victims of sexual abuse before the age of 18 years.
According to the Honolulu Police Department Sex Crimes Detail statistics there were 661 child victims of sex offenses on Oahu in 2003 and 576 in 2004.