While it is true that the rate of injury has increased in recent years,
the actual number of incidents is still small, especially when compared to vehicles such as motorcycles or bicycles.
Not exact matches
Furthermore, I believe the
numbers are based on
actual complaints and so are likely skewed among certain demographic sectors (e.g. those already wary
of law enforcement) while completely missing a significant
number of incidents lacking official doc - umentation.
If the
incident counts
of physical child abuse reported by child welfare agencies appropriately are adjusted into percentage format — as they have to be to speak in terms
of «likelihoods» by taking into account
actual numbers of children cared for by mothers and fathers,
actual time spent directly caring for children by mothers and fathers,
numbers of incidences per
actual numbers of direct caregiver mothers and fathers — not to mention making adjustment to differentiate «neglect» reports from affirmative «physical abuse» — you will find that children are at many times more risk
of physical abuse in the care
of fathers than mothers, and at astronomically more risk for serious physical abuse and sexual abuse.
If the
incident counts
of physical child abuse reported by child welfare agencies appropriately are adjusted into percentage format by taking into account
actual numbers of children cared for by mothers and fathers,
actual time spent directly caring for children by mothers and fathers,
numbers of incidences per
actual numbers of direct caregiver mothers and fathers — not to mention making adjustment to differentiate «neglect» reports from affirmative «physical abuse» — you will find that children are at many times more risk
of physical abuse in the care
of men than women, and at astronomically more riskfor serious physical abuse and sexual abuse.