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Child Maltreatment 2002
Table 2-4     Reponse Time in Hours, 2002

State	Average Number of Hours Between Report and Investigation	Total Number of Investigations	Total Hours1
Alabama	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Alaska	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Arizona	51	33,151	1,690,701
Arkansas	72	18,697	1,346,184
California	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Colorado	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Connecticut	12	34,513	414,156
Delaware	162	5,163	836,406
District of Columbia	30	5,049	151,470
Florida	12	142,547	1,710,564
Georgia	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Hawaii	282	3,619	1,020,558
Idaho	61	6,475	394,975
Illinois	15	58,704	880,560
Indiana	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Iowa	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Kansas	61	17,504	1,067,744
Kentucky	31	41,218	1,277,758
Louisiana	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Maine	100	4,474	447,400
Maryland	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Massachusetts	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Michigan	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Minnesota	264	17,770	4,691,280
Mississippi	247	11,670	2,882,490
Missouri	44	53,116	2,337,104
Montana	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Nebraska	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Nevada	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
New Hampshire	73	7,509	548,157
New Jersey	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
New Mexico	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
New York	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
North Carolina	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
North Dakota	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Ohio	5	68,236	341,180
Oklahoma	287	39,592	11,362,904
Oregon	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Pennsylvania	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Rhode Island	23	7,211	165,853
South Carolina	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
South Dakota	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Tennessee	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Texas	18	129,956	2,339,208
Utah	135	18,965	2,560,275
Vermont	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Virginia	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Washington	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
West Virginia	6	15,052	90,312
Wisconsin	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Wyoming	36	2,403	86,508
Total	2,027	742,594	38,643,747
Weighted Average2	52	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Number Reporting	23	23	23

¹ The total hours are calculated by multiplying the average number of hours between report and investigation by the total number of investigations.back

² The weighted average number of hours from report to investigation is based on dividing the total number of hours spent between report and investigation by the total number of investigations for the 23 States that submitted these data.back

This table relays the time it took for an investigation to take place after the filing of a report. The first column lists the State with the following column listing the average number of hours between report and investigation. The third column lists the total number of investigations and the final column indicates the total number of hours between reports and investigations. Only 23 States reported this information for a weighted average of 52 hours between reports and investigations.

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