Child Maltreatment 2001
Table 5-1 Child Fatalities, 2001
The word bold before a number indicates an estimate or a total.
| State | Child Population | Child Fatalities Reported By CPS2 | Child Fatalities from Agency File | Total Child Fatalities | Fatalities per 100,000 Children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,123,000 | 24 | Blank Cell | 24 | 2.14 |
| Alaska | 193,000 | 4 | Blank Cell | 4 | 2.07 |
| Arizona | 1,410,000 | 13 | Blank Cell | 13 | 0.92 |
| Arkansas | 683,000 | 22 | Blank Cell | 22 | 3.22 |
| California1 | 9,397,000 | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | 30 | 0.32 |
| Colorado | 1,128,000 | 20 | Blank Cell | 20 | 1.77 |
| Connecticut | 843,000 | 8 | Blank Cell | 8 | 0.95 |
| Delaware | 197,000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.02 |
| District of Columbia | 114,000 | 9 | Blank Cell | 9 | 7.89 |
| Florida | 3,732,000 | 91 | Blank Cell | 91 | 2.44 |
| Georgia | 2,217,000 | 48 | Blank Cell | 48 | 2.17 |
| Hawaii | 298,000 | 3 | Blank Cell | 3 | 1.01 |
| Idaho | 375,000 | 4 | Blank Cell | 4 | 1.07 |
| Illinois | 3,251,000 | 79 | Blank Cell | 79 | 2.43 |
| Indiana | 1,577,000 | 46 | Blank Cell | 46 | 2.92 |
| Iowa | 731,000 | 15 | Blank Cell | 15 | 2.05 |
| Kansas | 714,000 | 7 | Blank Cell | 7 | 0.98 |
| Kentucky | 997,000 | 31 | 6 | 37 | 3.71 |
| Louisiana | 1,217,000 | 33 | Blank Cell | 33 | 2.71 |
| Maine | 303,000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.66 |
| Maryland | 1,372,000 | 27 | Blank Cell | 27 | 1.97 |
| Massachusetts | 1,501,000 | Blank Cell | 19 | 19 | 1.27 |
| Michigan1 | 2,598,000 | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | bold49 | bold1.89 |
| Minnesota | 1,298,000 | 16 | Blank Cell | 16 | 1.23 |
| Mississippi | 778,000 | 5 | Blank Cell | 5 | 0.64 |
| Missouri | 1,431,000 | 33 | Blank Cell | 33 | 2.31 |
| Montana | 230,000 | 4 | Blank Cell | 4 | 1.74 |
| Nebraska | 450,000 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.00 |
| Nevada | 538,000 | 4 | Blank Cell | 4 | 0.74 |
| New Hampshire | 314,000 | Blank Cell | 1 | 1 | 0.32 |
| New Jersey | 2,095,000 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 1.58 |
| New Mexico | 511,000 | Blank Cell | 5 | 5 | 0.98 |
| New York | 4,677,000 | 78 | Blank Cell | 78 | 1.67 |
| North Carolina | 1,991,000 | Blank Cell | 24 | 24 | 1.21 |
| North Dakota | 159,000 | 1 | Blank Cell | 1 | 0.63 |
| Ohio | 2,882,000 | 80 | Blank Cell | 80 | 2.78 |
| Oklahoma | 893,000 | 28 | 5 | 33 | 03.7 |
| Oregon | 856,000 | 8 | Blank Cell | 8 | 0.93 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,912,000 | 47 | 1 | 48 | 1.65 |
| Rhode Island | 249,000 | 5 | Blank Cell | 5 | 2.01 |
| South Carolina | 1,018,000 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 2.26 |
| South Dakota | 203,000 | 2 | Blank Cell | 2 | 0.99 |
| Tennessee | 1,406,000 | 13 | Blank Cell | 13 | 0.92 |
| Texas | 6,009,000 | 206 | Blank Cell | 206 | 3.43 |
| Utah | 730,000 | 11 | Blank Cell | 11 | 1.51 |
| Vermont | 148,000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.68 |
| Virginia | 1,759,000 | Blank Cell | 36 | 36 | 2.05 |
| Washington | 1,532,000 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1.04 |
| West Virginia | 399,000 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 4.01 |
| Wisconsin | 1,373,000 | 17 | Blank Cell | 17 | 1.24 |
| Wyoming | 129,000 | 1 | Blank Cell | 1 | 0.78 |
| Total | bold72,941,000 | bold1,092 | bold150 | bold1,321 | blank cell |
| Rate | blank cell | blank cell | blank cell | blank cell | bold1.81 |
| Number Reporting | bold51 | bold32 | bold16 | bold49 | bold49 |
1 For California and Michigan, their 2000 fatality rate of 0.32 and 1.89 respectively was applied to the 2001 child population estimate for each State. This resulted in an estimated 30 child fatalities for California and 49 child fatalities for Michigan. The resulting total number of child fatalities —1,321 —and the total child population were used to calculate the estimated rate of 1.81 fatalities per 100,000 children.back
2 Includes data from the Child File and the SDC. back
This table lists each State in the first column and the child population in the second column. The third column reports the number of child fatalities reported by CPS and the fourth column accounts for the fatalities as reported by other (non-CPS) agencies. The fifth column adds the two previous columns together for a number of total child fatalities. The last column has calculated a number of fatalities per 100,000 children in each State. The rate for the entire nation was calculated to be 1.81 fatalities per 100,000 children.
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