More reports, same number of victims

Despite a surge in sex abuse allegations after the Sandusky reforms, the number of substantiated cases remained flat.

Notes: “Substantiated child victims” includes cases in which caseworkers found reason to believe a child had been sexually abused or was at risk of being sexually abused.
Source: National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System Child Files 2010-2020
Graphic: Alex Ford / NBC News