As the data comes in these statistics will change.
Our data is collected from public criminal reports of arrest and sentencing records that include terminology for “Pastor” and “Priest.” The specifics of how this is captured will be linked to at a future date.
So far for 2025
Keep in mind that capture of data started on 7/4/2025 and will conclude on 7/4/2026.
Abuse by Denomination
Adventist (1) Alliance of Reformed Churches (1) Assembly of the Body of Christ (1) ATI (Apostolic Teams Intl) (1) Baptist (30) Catholic (12) Child Welfare (1) Church of God (1) Crime (2) Deep Dive (1) Denomination (0) Evangelical (Non-Denominational) (40) Four Square (1) Fraud (9) Lutheran (2) Methodist (4) Opinion (1) Pastor Arrested (78) Pastor Sentenced (25) Pentecostal (21) Presbyterian (1) Priest Arrested (12) Scandal (12) Sex Crime (101) Violence (3) Youth Pastor (15)
Abuse by Location
Alabama (3) Anglican Scandal (1) Arizona (2) Arkansas (1) Baptist Scandal (2) California (11) Catholic Scandal (1) Colorado (3) Conneticut (1) Evangelical Scandal (2) Florida (7) Georgia (4) Idaho (1) Illinois (5) Indiana (3) Kansas (1) Kentucky (2) Louisiana (4) Lutheran Scandal (1) Maryland (3) Massachusettes (1) Mexico (1) Michigan (3) Minnesota (2) Missippi (1) Missouri (3) N. Carolina (7) Nevada (1) New Jersey (2) New Mexico (1) New York (3) Ohio (5) Oklahoma (6) Pennsylvania (1) Pensylvania (1) Pentecostal Scandal (2) Presbyterian scandal (1) S. Carolina (3) Tennessee (3) Texas (12) Virginia (7) Washington (2) West Virginia (1) Wisconsin (3) Wyoming (1)