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§41302 Acquisition of Statistical Data on Child Abuse

Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle IV— Criminal Records and Information › Chapter 413— CRIME REPORTS AND STATISTICS › § 41302

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Attorney General must get statistics for 1987 and 1988 from law enforcement on child abuse, including sexual abuse, and publish an annual summary. By January 1, 1989, they must change FBI crime reporting to record victims' ages and relationship to the offender; the change must last at least 10 years or longer if they set a later date.

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Title 34, §41302

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(a)The Attorney General shall acquire from criminal justice agencies statistical data, for the calendar years 1987 and 1988, about the incidence of child abuse, including child sexual abuse, and shall publish annually a summary of such data.
(b)(1)As soon as practicable, but in no case later than January 1, 1989, the Attorney General shall modify the uniform crime reporting program in the Federal Bureau of Investigation to include data on the age of the victim of the offense and the relationship, if any, of the victim to the offender, for types of offenses that may involve child abuse, including child sexual abuse.
(2)The modification, once made, shall remain in effect until the later of—
(A)10 years after the date it is made; or
(B)such ending date as may be set by the Attorney General.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified as a note under section 5101 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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34 U.S.C. § 41302

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Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60