NEW YORK — Amid the furor over the Penn State sex abuse scandal, it’s an easily overshadowed fact: The United States has made huge strides over the past 20 years in reducing the prevalence of child sex abuse.
Of the two most authoritative national reports, one shows incidents of child sex abuse down more than 55 percent since 1992 and the other documents a 38 percent drop between 1993 and 2006. There are many reasons: more vigorous efforts by police and prosecutors, growing public awareness, effective treatment of abusers, better screening of people who deal regularly with children.
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