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Child Maltreatment 2000
Table 2-2 Reports by Source, 2000

The word bold before a number indicates an estimate or a total.

State Social Services & Mental Health Personnel Medical
Personnel
Legal, Law
Enforcement,
Criminal
Justice
Personnel
Education
Personnel
Child Day
Care &
Substitute
Care
Provider(s)
Alleged
Victim(s)
Parent(s) Other
Relative(s)
Friend(s) or
Neighbor(s)
Alleged
Perpetrator(s)
Anonymous
Source
Other Unknown Total
Reports
Alabama 2,477 2,052 4,062 3,467 206 320 2,367 2,559 881 Blank Cell  1,698 1,876 Blank Cell  21,965
Alaska 1,933 1,071 2,081 2,289 164 80 693 943 725 Blank Cell  1,214 1,111 Blank Cell  12,304
Arizona 3,543 3,017 5,720 5,564 617 465 2,762 2,740 3,093 Blank Cell  2,967 1,814 19 32,321
Arkansas 2,418 1,261 1,784 2,368 242 170 817 2,439 1,243 1 2,213 1,838 28 16,822
California 40,723 18,437 36,788 42,534 2,336 781 10 17,047 9,441 Blank Cell  27,030 30,684 17,944 243,755
Colorado Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell 
Connecticut 4,838 3,033 5,710 6,445 807 168 1,935 1,170 581 17 3,324 1,428 394 29,850
Delaware 429 478 1,443 939 105 43 435 419 239 27 440 501 68 5,566
District of Columbia 1,021 251 826 344 45 34 170 429 293 4 543 190 Blank Cell  4,150
Florida 18,831 9,354 23,771 14,008 1,263 2,493 11,408 10,023 8,312 193 11,433 6,434 Blank Cell  117,523
Georgia 3,422 4,920 8,349 10,857 616 288 4,623 4,735 4,072 50 4,184 6,060 Blank Cell  52,176
Hawaii 459 498 568 481 22 23 96 177 126 Blank Cell  211 170 467 3,298
Idaho 349 670 1,569 1,674 125 325 1,009 627 883 Blank Cell  792 1,020 Blank Cell  9,043
Illinois 9,155 8,075 10,148 10,706 1,104 207 4,624 4,114 3,767 Blank Cell  7,383 1,088 176 60,547
Indiana 1,769 399 4,115 3,098 241 120 1,285 896 743 63 538 708 1,666 15,641
Iowa 3,939 1,416 2,766 3,050 703 Blank Cell  2 Blank Cell  Blank Cell  10 Blank Cell  6,716 2,674 21,276
Kansas 3,393 1,267 1,918 3,662 751 99 2,125 1,360 1,299 1 2,585 1,136 140 19,736
Kentucky 848 559 1,596 1,978 227 463 4,213 3,106 Blank Cell  Blank Cell  3,920 14,228 10,593 41,731
Louisiana 2,720 2,207 3,242 3,986 85 127 1,800 2,735 420 14 1,708 3,419 Blank Cell  22,463
Maine 1,217 379 621 915 90 21 278 455 392 Blank Cell  237 351 270 5,226
Maryland Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell 
Massachusetts 2,371 3,303 6,954 3,934 530 108 981 760 Blank Cell  168 3,758 2,059 11,879 36,805
Michigan 10,394 7,199 9,523 10,835 4,307 344 2,121 5,694 4,719 Blank Cell  5,354 4,303 1 64,794
Minnesota 2,094 1,232 3,970 3,921 758 163 1,148 752 1,010 29 300 860 328 16,565
Mississippi 902 1,985 2,539 2,247 837 177 1,264 3,608 1,369 Blank Cell  2,114 999 Blank Cell  18,041
Missouri 8,573 3,124 5,898 5,722 719 Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  Blank Cell  1,285 22,560 47,881
Montana 1,277 553 1,422 1,678 291 105 808 969 1,244 Blank Cell  421 1,324 Blank Cell  10,092
Nebraska 602 508 1,173 800 204 406 53 452 490 14 1,161 217 106 6,186
Nevada 1,421 1,267 2,365 3,187 280 76 1,298 1,110 1,707 10 558 2,378 Blank Cell  15,657
New Hampshire 575 707 757 1,184 97 12 185 614 767 Blank Cell  Blank Cell  825 13 5,736
New Jersey 1,407 5,481 6,467 8,213 535 549 3,372 2,480 2,022 Blank Cell  4,353 3,451 Blank Cell  38,330
New Mexico 1,557 1,000 1,720 2,878 179 19 635 952 315 Blank Cell  2,129 1,063 38 12,485
New York 32,497 9,574 16,570 24,323 2,317 Blank Cell  10,112 7,983 6,387 Blank Cell  17,590 13,093 Blank Cell  140,446
North Carolina 10,467 5,064 6,318 9,960 1,069 462 5,039 8,025 8,018 Blank Cell  7,519 Blank Cell  Blank Cell  61,941
North Dakota 769 247 858 772 110 17 335 230 270 5 183 258 Blank Cell  4,054
Ohio 14,257 3,902 12,210 9,485 1,618 735 Blank Cell  11,793 6,054 Blank Cell  7,011 6,882 Blank Cell  73,947
Oklahoma 6,302 2,309 3,691 3,367 536 Blank Cell  1,864 4,444 910 13 7,449 3,745 161 34,791
Oregon 2,053 1,625 4,779 2,860 525 447 522 1,024 1,057 Blank Cell  601 2,235 Blank Cell  17,728
Pennsylvania 4,497 3,340 1,681 5,238 1,699 486 2,146 945 725 50 784 1,103 Blank Cell  22,694
Rhode Island 1,138 903 921 1,286 208 99 661 442 605 Blank Cell  763 335 212 7,573
South Carolina 2,236 2,136 2,828 3,901 247 91 1,453 1,713 1,239 57 2,461 722 Blank Cell  19,084
South Dakota 377 512 1,610 1,428 74 9 437 640 419 70 477 1,646 Blank Cell  7,699
Tennessee 3,186 5,189 10,103 7,050 842 1,007 2,543 9,494 6,169 286 4,309 4,854 Blank Cell  55,032
Texas 8,738 12,935 15,137 23,283 2,026 801 12,024 12,721 9,824 Blank Cell  8,089 12,030 1,405 119,013
Utah 2,284 767 3,738 1,234 252 111 604 1,841 1,154 30 697 2,967 1 15,680
Vermont 479 191 534 695 128 37 308 171 103 20 83 168 31 2,948
Virginia 2,292 1,815 3,586 4,748 360 171 1,685 2,185 1,369 Blank Cell  Blank Cell  1,418 2,882 22,511
Washington 8,393 1,980 4,239 875 1,941 1,959 2,575 Blank Cell  1,274 Blank Cell  Blank Cell  1,170 Blank Cell  24,406
West Virginia 2,744 803 1,135 2,063 301 176 1,684 1,458 1,088 15 3,414 1,485 159 16,525
Wisconsin 7,456 2,036 7,764 6,489 1,155 441 3,597 2,665 2,296 79 2,321 2,548 Blank Cell  38,847
Wyoming 7 168 407 529 70 42 303 213 290 258 145 227 7 2,666
Total bold244,829 bold141,199 bold257,974 bold272,550 bold33,964 bold15,277 bold100,409 bold141,352 bold99,404 bold1,484 bold156,464 bold156,422 bold74,222 bold1,695,550
Percent bold14.4 bold8.3 bold15.2 bold16.1 bold2.0 bold0.9 bold5.9 bold8.3 bold5.9 bold0.1 bold9.2 bold9.2 bold4.4 bold99.9
Number Reporting bold49 bold49 bold49 bold49 bold49 bold45 bold47 bold46 bold45 bold25 bold44 bold48 bold27 bold49

The total percent does not equal 100 due to rounding.

This table lists the source of referrals by State. The first column lists the name of each State and the following 13 columns list the number of referrals reported by the source indicated at the top of the column. These following 13 columns include Social Services and Mental Health Personnel, Medical Personnel, Legal, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Personnel, Education Personnel, Child Day Care and Substitute Care Provider(s), Alleged Victims, Parent(s), Other Relatives, Friend(s) or Neighbor(s), Alleged Perpetrators, Anonymous Sources, Other, and Unknown. The last column of the table lists the total number of reports per State. The total number of reports among all of the States combined, in the year 2000, was 1,695,550.

 

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