A comprehensive survey on children’s exposure to violence has revealed that nearly half (46.3%) of those interviewed were physically assaulted within the past year—and more than half (56.7%) have been assaulted during their lifetime. According to the report, “Physical assaults are extremely common across the entire span of childhood and peak during middle childhood.” These include physical confrontations involving siblings, which researchers determined are more common under the age of 10 than during latter years. As children get older, more serious assaults tend to rise in frequency.