Child Maltreatment 2002
Figure 3-2     Investigation or Assessment and Victimization Rates, 1990-2002

This line graph charts the rate of child victims and children who received an investigation or assessment per 1,000 children in the national population during the years 1990-2002. The rate of all children who received an investigation or assessment increased from 36.1 per 1,000 children in 1990 to 43.8 per 1,000 children in 2002, which is a 21.3 percent increase. The rate of victimization decreased from 13.4 per 1,000 children in 1990 to 12.3 per 1,000 children in 2002, which is a 7.5 percent decrease.

Year	Children Who Received an Investigation or Assessment - Rate Per 1,000 Children
1990	36.1
1991	38.2
1992	41.2
1993	42.1
1994	42.1
1995	42.2
1996	42.0
1997	41.9
1998	42.1
1999	41.0
2000	41.9
2001	43.2
2002	43.8

Year	Victims Per 1,000 Children
1990	13.4
1991	14.0
1992	15.1
1993	15.3
1994	15.2
1995	14.7
1996	14.7
1997	13.8
1998	12.9
1999	11.8
2000	12.2
2001	12.4
2002	12.3

 

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