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Child Maltreatment 2001
Table 2-5 Investigations by Disposition, 2001

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

State Substantiated Indicated Alternative Response-Victim Alternative Response-Nonvictim Unsubstantiated Intentionally False Closed with No Finding Other Unknown Total Investigations or Assessments
Alabama 6,707 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 12,749 Blank Cell 869 Blank Cell Blank Cell 20,325
Alaska 7,782 8,165 Blank Cell Blank Cell 2,114 Blank Cell 361 Blank Cell Blank Cell 18,422
Arizona 3,904 10 Blank Cell Blank Cell 21,243 Blank Cell Blank Cell 8,632 Blank Cell 33,789
Arkansas 5,771 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 12,158 Blank Cell 570 1 4 18,504
California 71,624 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 175,658 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 247,282
Colorado 5,577 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 15,592 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 21,169
Connecticut 9,373 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 21,851 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 31,224
Delaware 1,101 4 Blank Cell Blank Cell 4,029 Blank Cell 344 Blank Cell Blank Cell 5,478
District of Columbia 1,784 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 2,436 Blank Cell 293 Blank Cell Blank Cell 4,513
Florida 24,966 47,199 Blank Cell Blank Cell 77,348 201 Blank Cell 454 871 151,039
Georgia 22,202 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 41,286 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 63,488
Hawaii 2,092 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 1,624 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 3,716
Idaho 611 1,876 Blank Cell Blank Cell 4,511 Blank Cell 78 Blank Cell Blank Cell 7,076
Illinois 16,092 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 43,047 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 59,139
Indiana 15,325 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 20,292 Blank Cell 70 Blank Cell 11 35,698
Iowa 8,712 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 16,400 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 25,112
Kansas 4,935 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 4,935
Kentucky 10,355 Blank Cell 443 2,634 22,659 Blank Cell 989 Blank Cell Blank Cell 37,080
Louisiana 6,664 191 Blank Cell 7 15,774 Blank Cell 636 48 Blank Cell 23,320
Maine 2,436 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 2,519 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 4,955
Maryland 7,557 8,463 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 2,228 Blank Cell Blank Cell 18,248
Massachusetts 20,479 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 16,551 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 37,030
Michigan 16,326 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 50,588 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 66,914
Minnesota 6,741 Blank Cell 691 1,071 7,879 Blank Cell 2 Blank Cell Blank Cell 16,384
Mississippi 2,531 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 14,739 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 17,270
Missouri 7,258 Blank Cell Blank Cell 31,961 11,354 Blank Cell 1,092 14 73 51,752
Montana 934 290 Blank Cell Blank Cell 7,079 Blank Cell 977 Blank Cell 1 9,281
Nebraska 2,076 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 4,372 Blank Cell 154 Blank Cell Blank Cell 6,602
Nevada 2,744 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 9,336 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 436 12,516
New Hampshire 780 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 6,968 13 665 Blank Cell Blank Cell 8,426
New Jersey 6,101 Blank Cell Blank Cell 26,544 6,728 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 39,373
New Mexico 4,470 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 9,213 Blank Cell 205 1 Blank Cell 13,889
New York 47,296 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 102,596 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 149,892
North Carolina 19,213 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 41,675 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 60,888
North Dakota Blank Cell Blank Cell 721 3,300 Blank Cell 7 Blank Cell   Blank Cell 4,028
Ohio 17,159 11,251 4,615 4,821 31,265 Blank Cell 781 Blank Cell 187 70,079
Oklahoma 7,911 Blank Cell Blank Cell 7,564 18,919 Blank Cell 2,172 Blank Cell Blank Cell 36,566
Oregon 5,863 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 6,204 Blank Cell Blank Cell 4,580 Blank Cell 16,647
Pennsylvania 4,784 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 18,228 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 23,012
Rhode Island 2,227 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 5,060 Blank Cell 164 Blank Cell Blank Cell 7,451
South Carolina 6,609 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 11,519 Blank Cell 721 Blank Cell 35 18,884
South Dakota 1,683 2,024 Blank Cell 1,262 2,679 Blank Cell 657 6 Blank Cell 8,311
Tennessee 7,151 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 23,785 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 4,161 35,097
Texas 29,437 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 66,901 Blank Cell 6,540 17,492 Blank Cell 120,370
Utah 6,762 Blank Cell Blank Cell 114 10,776 Blank Cell 507 Blank Cell Blank Cell 18,159
Vermont 923 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 1,914 24 6 Blank Cell 5 2,872
Virginia 7,120 Blank Cell Blank Cell 25 13,805 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 20,950
Washington 3,998 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 10,204 Blank Cell Blank Cell 8,120 387 22,709
West Virginia 5,352 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 9,704 Blank Cell 1,203 Blank Cell 208 16,467
Wisconsin 11,917 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 24,486 Blank Cell Blank Cell 3,813 Blank Cell 40,216
Wyoming 693 Blank Cell Blank Cell 438 1,574 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 2,705
Total bold492,108 bold79,473 bold6,470 bold79,741 bold1,059,391 bold245 bold22,284 bold43,161 bold6,379 bold1,789,252
Percent bold27.5 bold4.4 bold0.4 bold4.5 bold59.2 bold0.0 bold1.2 bold2.4 bold0.4 bold100.0
Number Reporting bold50 bold10 bold4 bold12 bold48 bold4 bold25 bold11 bold12 bold51

This table breaks the total number of investigations into various NCANDS classifications. The first column lists the names of the States followed by columns listing the number of Substantiated reports and Indicated reports. The third column lists the number of victims found by States using an alternative response system, while the fourth column lists the number of Alternative Response Nonvictims. The fifth column lists the number of Unsubstantiated reports in each State. The sixth column marks the Intentionally False reports and the seventh reports the investigations that were Closed with No Findings. The next two columns list the investigations classified as Other or Unknown and the last columns lists the total number of investigations or assessments. A total of 1,789,252 investigations or assessments were conducted during 2001.

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