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The Associated Press says at least 786 children in the United States have died of abuse and neglect in a six-year time, saying the children died "in plain view of child protection authorities."

AP says it discovered during its eight-month investigation that many of the children were "beaten, starved or left alone to drown while the child protection authorities had good reason to know they were in danger."

AP made the investigation in the 50 U.S. states, plus the District of Columbia and branches of the military. The report says many states "struggled to provide numbers" and that "secrecy often prevailed."

The survey revealed that most of the 768 children known to have died were under the age of four.

The data collection system on child deaths doesn’t work well, AP said, that no one can say for certain how many children overall die from abuse or neglect every year.

The federal government estimates an average of about 1,650 deaths every year in recent years. The Associated Press reports many believe the actual number is twice as high.

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