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Child Maltreatment 2002
Table 3-6     Distribution of Maltreatment Type of Victims by Report Source, 2002

Report Source	Physical Abuse		Neglect		Medical Neglect		Sexual Abuse		Psychological Maltreatment		Other Abuse		Unknown Maltreatment
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Professionals
Educational Personnel	39,416	22.2	53,056	10.9	3,037	15.4	9,086	11.1	8,188	12.8	15,150	8.8	144	9.0
Legal, Law Enforcement, Justice Personnel	36,963	20.8	119,735	24.5	1,517	7.7	19,834	24.3	18,650	29.1	54,584	31.7	672	42.2
Social Services Personnel	21,927	12.3	68,095	14.0	3,000	15.2	13,785	16.9	9,349	14.6	25,546	14.8	149	9.4
Medical Personnel	17,932	10.1	37,366	7.7	5,304	27.0	6,971	8.5	2,915	4.5	12,335	7.2	189	11.9
Mental Health Personnel	4,812	2.7	9,093	1.9	613	3.1	4,572	5.6	1,991	3.1	2,506	1.5	53	3.3
Child Day Care Providers	2,359	1.3	3,078	0.6	171	0.9	397	0.5	268	0.4	661	0.4	9	0.6
Foster Care Providers	929	0.5	2,061	0.4	79	0.4	927	1.1	258	0.4	521	0.3	9	0.6
Total Professionals	124,338	69.9	292,484	59.9	13,721	69.7	55,572	68.1	41,619	64.9	111,303	64.6	1,225	76.9
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Nonprofessionals
Anonymous or Unknown	12,464	7.0	43,549	8.9	1,139	5.8	6,702	8.2	6,514	10.2	12,293	7.1	127	8.0
Other	11,327	6.4	40,841	8.4	1,623	8.2	5,157	6.3	5,202	8.1	13,834	8.0	101	6.3
Other Relatives	8,799	4.9	20,519	4.2	911	4.6	5,923	7.3	2,389	3.7	8,773	5.1	61	3.8
Parents	4,986	2.8	25,831	5.3	741	3.8	1,837	2.2	2,073	3.2	8,021	4.7	36	2.3
Friends or Neighbors	6,282	3.5	20,860	4.3	388	2.0	3,197	3.9	1,922	3.0	3,121	1.8	blank cell	blank cell
Unknown Reporters	7,967	4.5	41,055	8.4	1,059	5.4	2,345	2.9	3,688	5.8	13,502	7.8	28	1.8
Alleged Victims	1,427	0.8	1,738	0.4	79	0.4	720	0.9	470	0.7	570	0.3	14	0.9
Alleged Perpetrators	353	0.2	1,011	0.2	16	0.1	202	0.2	252	0.4	756	0.4	blank Cell	blank Cell
Total Nonprofessionals	53,605	30.1	195,404	40.1	5,956	30.3	26,083	31.9	22,510	35.1	60,870	35.4	367	23.1
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Total	177,943	blank Cell	487,888	blank Cell	19,677	blank Cell	81,655	blank Cell	64,129	blank Cell	172,173	blank Cell	1,592	blank Cell
Percent	blank Cell	100.0	blank Cell	100.0	blank Cell	100.0	blank Cell	100.0	blank Cell	100.0	blank Cell	100.0	blank Cell	100.0
Number Reporting	41	blank Cell	41	blank Cell	34	blank Cell	41	blank Cell	39	blank Cell	27	blank Cell	10	blank Cell

Data Source: Child File.

This table lists report source, by the two categories of professional and nonprofessional, and displays the number and percentage of victims by disposition. The first column lists report source, then each subsequent column lists the number and percentage of victims by disposition. The dispositions are: physical abuse, neglect, medical neglect, sexual abuse, psychological maltreatment, other, and unknown. Almost one-half of physical abuse victims were reported to CPS by educational personnel or legal and justice personnel.

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