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Child Maltreatment 2001
Table 5-5 Fatalities by Type of Maltreatment, 2001 (Child File)

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

Maltreatment Type	Number of Child Fatalities	Percentage of Child Fatalities
Neglect Only	327	35.6
Physical Abuse Only	242	26.3
Physical Abuse and Neglect	201	21.9
Physical Abuse and Any Maltreatment Type1	54	5.9
Neglect and Any Maltreatment Type2	30	3.3
Any Except Physical Abuse and Neglect	20	2.2
Unknown or Missing	45	4.9
Total	bold919	bold100.0

Based on data from 30 States: Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

¹ Does not include neglect. back

² Does not include physical abuse. back

This table lists types of maltreatment in the first column in the following order: Neglect Only, Physical Abuse Only, Physical Abuse and Neglect, Physical Abuse and Any Maltreatment Type, Neglect and Any Maltreatment Type, any Except Physical Abuse or Neglect, Unknown or Missing. The following column is a number of child fatalities that occurred as a result of the specified type of maltreatment. The third and last column gives a percentage of child fatalities that occurred as a result of each type of maltreatment. This is based on data from 30 States.

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