Sexual Exploitation of Children in Georgia

Sexual Exploitation of Children in Georgia

• Georgia ranks 38th in the United States for child wellbeing.
• An estimated 1 in 10 children in Georgia will experience sexual abuse before their 18th birthday.
• The total direct costs of childhood maltreatment in a victim’s lifetime is estimated to be over $226,000.
• In 2020, Georgia’s Child Protective Services received 62,675 reports of maltreatment, representing 121,595 children.
• Of the reports received in 2020, 8,690 were substantiated cases of child abuse or neglect.
• Approximately 45,407 cases received an alternative response, which typically means they were addressed through community-based prevention services rather than formal child protective services​.

Important Note: Due to the nature of child sexual exploitation, these numbers likely underrepresent the true scope of the issue, as many cases go unreported.