Child Abuse Rates in New York
Child Abuse Rates in
New York
Mixed media
Content: The itsy bitsy spider song in English and Spanish.
Typeface: Hobo Bold
Alignment: Justified with last line aligned left.
Layette Set: Sewed by Carly McBride
Artist: Cheryl McBride
Child abuse statistics are separated by state. There are states with low child abuse rates across all racial groups and some states with higher abuse rates. Most of the child abuse is not physical abuse but neglect.
This piece represents the racial break down of Black, Latino & White child abuse in New York State K - 12. Each word represents a %.
15% is the number of “Black children”, indicated by the color yellow. 27% is the number of “Latino/Hispanic children”, indicated by the color red. 46% is the number of “White children”, indicated by the color blue. 419 is the total number of words.
The colors of the words are the primary colors red yellow & blue which relates to childhood.