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Child Maltreatment 2001
Table 2-3 Source of Reports, 1997-2001

Source	1997		1998		1999		2000		2001
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Professionals
Social Services Personnel	154,742	10.7	203,249	11.8	238,383	13.2	244,834	14.4	263,559	15.1
Medical Personnel	131,726	9.1	148,858	8.6	151,568	8.4	141,189	8.3	135,847	7.8
Mental Health Personnel1	37,900	2.6	47,114	2.7	44,677	2.5	blank Cell	blank Cell	blank Cell	blank Cell
Legal, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Personnel	193,007	13.3	228,239	13.2	245,022	13.6	257,952	15.2	272,579	15.6
Educational Personnel	236,719	16.3	259,353	15.0	270,990	15.0	272,560	16.1	282,095	16.2
Child Day Care Providers2	16,032	1.1	19,674	1.1	19,567	1.1	33,964	2.0	30,591	1.8
Substitute Care Providers	7,511	0.5	13,797	0.8	14,856	0.8	blank Cell	blank Cell	blank Cell	blank Cell
Total Professionals	bold777,637	bold53.6	bold920,284	bold53.4	bold985,063	bold54.7	bold950,499	bold56.1	bold984,671	bold56.5
Nonprofessionals
Alleged Victims	17,463	1.2	16,327	0.9	16,364	0.9	15,290	0.9	13,971	0.8
Parents	111,628	7.7	114,789	6.7	117,032	6.5	100,409	5.9	109,280	6.3
Other Relatives	130,285	9.0	156,211	9.1	176,145	9.8	141,359	8.3	138,890	8.0
Friends or Neighbors	122,863	8.5	138,637	8.0	130,160	7.2	99,413	5.9	97,956	5.6
Alleged Perpetrators	2,232	0.2	2,423	0.1	2,000	0.1	1,482	0.1	2,438	0.1
Anonymous or Unknown	170,069	11.7	207,422	12	219,045	12.2	230,692	13.6	241,319	13.8
Other	118,22	8.2	168,009	9.7	155,753	8.6	156,418	9.2	154,020	8.8
Total Nonprofessionals	bold672,762	bold46.4	bold803,818	bold46.6	bold816,499	bold45.3	bold745,063	bold43.9	bold757,874	bold43.5
Total Number	bold1,450,399	blank Cell	bold1,724,102	blank Cell	bold1,801,562	blank Cell	bold1,695,562	blank Cell	bold1,742,545	blank Cell
Total Percent	blank Cell	bold100	blank Cell	bold100	blank Cell	bold100	blank Cell	bold100	blank Cell	bold100
Number Reporting	bold42	bold42	bold46	bold46	bold46	bold46	bold49	bold49	bold48	bold48

¹ Social Service Personnel includes Mental Health Personnel for 2000 and 2001. back

² Child Day Care Provider reporters includes Substitute Care Providers for 2000 and 2001. back

This table lists the number of child maltreatment reports from various sources, and the percentage from each, during the years 1997 through 2001. The first column for each year provides the total number of reports from these sources, while the second column provides the percentages of reports. The sources are listed, each with its own column, and in the following order: Social Services Personnel, Medical Personnel, Mental Health Personnel, Legal, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Personnel, Education Personnel, Child Day Care Providers, Substitute Care Provider(s), Total Professionals, Alleged Victims, Parent(s), Other Relatives, Friends or Neighbors, Alleged Perpetrators, Anonymous Sources, Other, Unknown, and Total Nonprofessionals. The last rows list the total percent, number of reports per year, and the total number of States reporting.

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