Child Maltreatment 2001
Table 3-8 Percentage of Victims by Single-Year Age, 2001
The word bold before a number indicates an estimate or a total.
| State | % Age <1 |
% Age 1 |
% Age 2 |
% Age 3 |
% Age 4 |
% Age 5 |
% Age 6 |
% Age 7 |
% Age 8 |
% Age 9 |
% Age 10 |
% Age 11 |
% Age 12 |
% Age 13 |
% Age 14 |
% Age 15 |
% Age 16 |
% Age 17 |
% Age 18-21 |
% Unknown |
Total Victims |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 8.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 9,229 |
| Alaska | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.4 | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | 15,947 |
| Arizona | 18.8 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5,389 |
| Arkansas | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 6,927 |
| California | 9.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 128,251 |
| Colorado | 9.9 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4,837 |
| Connecticut | 10.0 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 12,120 |
| Delaware | 9.1 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | Blank Cell | 0.1 | 1,666 |
| District of Columbia | 9.2 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | Blank Cell | 2,908 |
| Florida | 8.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 124,134 |
| Georgia | 10.0 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 36,744 |
| Hawaii | 14.3 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3,930 |
| Idaho | 8.0 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.0 | Blank Cell | 3,557 |
| Illinois | 13.9 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 27,557 |
| Indiana | 9.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 21,128 |
| Iowa | 8.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 12,792 |
| Kansas | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 7,308 |
| Kentucky | 8.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | Blank Cell | 16,544 |
| Louisiana | 8.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | Blank Cell | 11,158 |
| Maine | 10.4 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | 4,355 |
| Maryland | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | Blank Cell | 19,750 |
| Massachusetts | 8.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 33,218 |
| Michigan | 12.4 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 1.7 | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | 28,475 |
| Minnesota | 8.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 9,840 |
| Mississippi | 6.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 3.3 | Blank Cell | 4,556 |
| Missouri | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | Blank Cell | 9,237 |
| Montana | 9.4 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 1,935 |
| Nebraska | 9.5 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3,314 |
| Nevada | 12.5 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Blank Cell | 1.9 | 4,939 |
| New Hampshire | 9.4 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1,102 |
| New Jersey | 15.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 8,514 |
| New Mexico | 8.0 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 6.5 | 6,929 |
| New York | 8.8 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 77,860 |
| North Carolina | 9.4 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 | Blank Cell | 0.0 | 36,601 |
| North Dakota | 6.0 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 2.9 | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | 1,359 |
| Ohio | 7.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 51,031 |
| Oklahoma | 11.7 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 13,698 |
| Oregon | 13.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | 9,011 |
| Pennsylvania | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 0.8 | Blank Cell | 4,784 |
| Rhode Island | 10.6 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3,319 |
| South Carolina | 10.7 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 11,199 |
| South Dakota | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3,707 |
| Tennessee | 10.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.2 | Blank Cell | 0.1 | 9,571 |
| Texas | 12.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 44,623 |
| Utah | 7.2 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 | Blank Cell | 10,200 |
| Vermont | 6.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1,139 |
| Virginia | 10.4 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 9,873 |
| Washington | 12.0 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 6,010 |
| West Virginia | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 8.1 | 7,907 |
| Wisconsin | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 2.6 | Blank Cell | 0.7 | 11,917 |
| Wyoming | 6.8 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 990 |
| Total | bold85,000 | bold55,766 | bold55,384 | bold53,727 | bold52,522 | bold54,101 | bold54,922 | bold55,766 | bold54,264 | bold52,836 | bold50,714 | bold47,718 | bold45,753 | bold45,069 | bold44,124 | bold41,221 | bold31,115 | bold17,638 | bold1,556 | bold3,893 | bold903,089 |
| Percent | bold9.4 | bold6.2 | bold6.1 | bold5.9 | bold5.8 | bold6.0 | bold6.1 | bold6.2 | bold6.0 | bold5.9 | bold5.6 | bold5.3 | bold5.1 | bold5.0 | bold4.9 | bold4.6 | bold3.4 | bold2.0 | bold0.2 | bold0.4 | bold100.0 |
| Number Reporting | bold51 | bold51 | bold51 | bold51 | bold51 | bold51 | bold51 | bold51 | bold51 | bold51 | bold51 | bold51 | bold51 | bold51 | bold51 | bold51 | bold51 | bold51 | bold41 | bold37 | bold51 |
This chart breaks the victims down into their exact ages. The first column lists the name of each State, of which 51 submitted data. The next 18 columns each list an age from less than one to 17 years old and have the percentage of victims for each age, by State. After the age 17 column, the chart has one column for victims between the ages of 18 and 21 followed by a column that lists the victims whose ages are unknown. The last column totals the victims from each State and among all of the participating States there were 903,089 victims.
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