Child abuse statistics

Each day in the United States, more than 3 children die as a result of child abuse in the home.
In 2000, an estimated 1,200 children died of abuse and neglect—an average of more than 3 children per day. (Victims known to child protective services agencies, which track abuse and neglect in the home.) 1
Most of the children who die are younger than six years of age.
Of these fatalities, 85 percent were under the age of six; 44 percent of the children were under the age of one. 1
More children (age four and younger) die from child abuse and neglect than any other single, leading cause of death for infants and young children.
This includes falls, choking on food, suffocation, drowning, residential fires, and motor vehicle accidents. 2

from http://www.childhelp.org/resources/learning-center/statistics