Child Maltreatment 2002
Figure 2-1 Reports by Source, 2002

This bar graph indicates the percentages of reports received by source, broken into two main categories-professionals and nonprofessionals. Professionals submitted more than half (56.5%) of the reports. The categories of professionals include educators, legal and law enforcement personnel, social services personnel, medical personnel, mental health personnel, child daycare providers, and foster care providers. The three most common sources of reports in 2002 were from professionals-educational personnel (16.1%), legal or law enforcement personnel (15.7%), and social services personnel (12.6%). Nonprofessional report sources submitted the remaining 43.6 percent of reports. These included parents, other relatives, friends and neighbors, alleged victims, alleged perpetrators, anonymous callers, and "other" sources. Anonymous (9.6 %), "other" sources (9.0%) and other relatives (8.0%) accounted for the largest groups of nonprofessional reporters.

Source - By Profession	Percentage
Educational Personnel	16.1
Legal, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Personnel	15.7
Social Services Personnel	12.6
Medical Personnel	7.8
Mental Health Personnel	2.6
Child Day Care Provider(s)	1.0
Foster Care Providers	0.7

Source - Nonprofessional	Percentage
Anonymous Source(s)	9.6
Other	9.0
Other Relative(s)	8.0
Parent(s)	6.1
Friend(s) or Neighbor(s)	5.5
Unknown or Missing	4.5
Alleged Victim(s)	0.7
Alleged Perpetrator(s)	0.2

 

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