One in Ten Has Been Falsely Accused

One in Ten Has Been Falsely Accused

A number of studies have looked at the percentage of abuse allegations that are false. But these studies don’t answer the broader question, what percentage of persons has been falsely accused of child abuse, domestic violence, or sexual abuse?

To address this question, Stop Abusive and Violent Environments conducted two national telephone surveys. The surveys were conducted in two rounds in May and September, 2011.

 These are the highlights: http://www.saveservices.org/falsely-accused/survey