Injury Patterns and Demographics in Child and Adolescent Assault Victims Presenting to US Emergency Departments

Figure 4

Number of assaults in child and adolescent assault victims over time and by age group. There was a gradual decrease for all age groups except for of age. The number of assaults decreased by 23.7% for old (, ), 54.4% for those 5 to 9 years old (, ), 51.1% for those 10 to 14 years old (, ), and 37.0% for those 15 to 19 years old (, ).