Child Maltreatment 2002
Table 2-6 Distribution of Reports by Disposition,
1998-2002
| Year | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Substantiated | 426,047 | 26.7 | 450,023 | 26.6 | 432,813 | 27.3 | 443,838 | 26.8 | 450,817 | 26.6 |
| Indicated | 53,421 | 3.3 | 39,288 | 2.3 | 46,839 | 3.0 | 62,845 | 3.8 | 58,964 | 3.5 |
| Alternative Response Victim | 14,278 | 0.9 | 16,984 | 1.0 | 18,032 | 1.1 | 6,470 | 0.4 | 2,225 | 0.1 |
| Alternative Response Nonvictim | 18,352 | 1.1 | 19,723 | 1.2 | 88,215 | 5.6 | 79,546 | 4.8 | 85,166 | 5.0 |
| Unsubstantiated1 | 915,986 | 57.3 | 914,622 | 54.1 | 932,080 | 58.7 | 997,977 | 60.3 | 1,024,588 | 60.5 |
| In Need of Services2 | 4,906 | 0.3 | 17,365 | 1.0 | Blank Cell | Blank Cell | blank Cell | blank Cell | blank Cell | blank Cell |
| Closed With No Finding | 20,531 | 1.3 | 85,673 | 5.1 | 19,280 | 1.2 | 19,625 | 1.2 | 29,677 | 1.8 |
| Other | 125,976 | 7.9 | 126,771 | 7.5 | 42,543 | 2.7 | 43,161 | 2.6 | 41,657 | 2.5 |
| Unknown | 18,648 | 1.2 | 20,344 | 1.2 | 6,900 | 0.4 | 2,207 | 0.1 | 1,662 | 0.1 |
| Total Investigations | 1,598,145 | blank Cell | 1,690,793 | blank Cell | 1,586,702 | blank Cell | 1,655,669 | blank Cell | 1,694,756 | blank Cell |
| Total Percent | blank Cell | 100.0 | blank Cell | 100.0 | blank Cell | 100.0 | blank Cell | 100.0 | blank Cell | 100.1 |
| Number Reporting | blank cell | 45 | blank cell | 45 | blank cell | 45 | blank cell | 45 | blank cell | 45 |
Data Source: Child File and SDC.
Only States providing data for dispositions for the years 1998 thru 2002 are included in this table.
All data were from the Summary Data Component (SDC) for years 1998 and 1999.
1"Unsubstantiated" includes "Intentionally False." back
2The category "in Need of Services" was discontinued in 2000. back
This table lists the number and percentage of each disposition type for the years 1998-2002 for the 45 States that reported data for all 5 years. The table shows that the number and percentage of reported with substantiated dispositions have remained relatively constant. However, the number and percentage of reported with unsubstantiated disposition have been increasing slightly since 2000.
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