Catch:
You raised a critical point for the discussion. The statistics do not protect the victim, however occasional or uncommon it may be. And statistics also do not dictate the measures of protection that the public needs.
What statistics do speak to is the development of public policy. Having stated that, let’s examine the subject matter a bit closer. The point is that the volume of abuse that occurs within the home is far from insignificant, and that there needs to be some attention to this. A bunch of years ago, when the molestation topic made it into the media, there was a flurry of attention and focus on yeshivos and camps. Not only was there public outrage, but it went in several directions. There were those who made rash, impulsive, and irrational pronouncements about our yeshivos being danger zones. Others were similarly branding all mechanchim etc. as potential criminals. There was opposing outrage about the baseless generalizations and the indicting of innocent people, plus the damage to yeshivos and camps. When the Torah establishment did not react with extremes to this, the anger toward the Gedolim, the Agudah, etc. was extreme. The advocates and fanatics were deaf to the messages from virtually all who were in the know, that the overwhelming majority of abuse occurs within the home. I applaud Amudim for doing all they do, being level headed, doing genuine advocating on behalf of victims. They also put their money where their mouth is.
Perpetrators tend to look to the closest place to act out, and home is the most accessible. Amudim calls attention to child’s play that can progress to more serious stuff. They are correct.