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Child Maltreatment 2002
Table 3-8     Maltreatment Victimization Rates by Age, 2002

State	Age 0-3 Population	Age 0-3 Victims	Age 0-3 Rate	Age 4-7 Population	Age 4-7 Victims	Age 4-7 Rate	Age 8-11 Population	Age 8-11 Victims	Age 8-11 Rate	Age 12-15 Population	Age 12-15 Victims	Age 12-15 Rate	Age 16-17 Population	Age 16-17 Victims	Age 16-17 Rate
Alabama	240,395	2,346	9.8	234,573	2,028	8.6	250,615	1,960	7.8	254,445	2,352	9.2	126,796	537	4.2
Alaska	39,912	2,171	54.4	39,089	2,001	51.2	43,903	1,895	43.2	46,005	1,516	33.0	23,432	367	15.7
Arizona	338,824	1,612	4.8	324,112	1,236	3.8	332,796	996	3.0	327,637	993	3.0	153,850	269	1.7
Arkansas	147,207	1,602	10.9	145,632	1,768	12.1	151,194	1,521	10.1	155,812	1,849	11.9	77,897	520	6.7
California	2,048,655	35,177	17.2	2,059,855	31,525	15.3	2,215,793	30,608	13.8	2,133,291	26,802	12.6	1,000,453	7,956	8.0
Colorado	259,475	2,290	8.8	245,711	1,843	7.5	257,705	1,719	6.7	260,288	1,388	5.3	127,545	312	2.4
Connecticut	177,490	3,522	19.8	190,719	2,925	15.3	205,167	2,883	14.1	205,942	2,783	13.5	94,031	620	6.6
Delaware	41,368	372	9.0	39,922	294	7.4	43,522	295	6.8	43,404	259	6.0	21,559	82	3.8
District of Columbia	27,984	745	26.6	24,290	716	29.5	26,463	754	28.5	22,991	618	26.9	10,435	190	18.2
Florida	833,989	35,449	42.5	817,904	28,753	35.2	884,999	26,756	30.2	910,307	23,622	25.9	435,714	7,514	17.2
Georgia	527,235	12,247	23.2	485,351	10,131	20.9	507,973	9,013	17.7	507,850	7,732	15.2	241,158	1,785	7.4
Hawaii	68,389	1,180	17.3	61,748	844	13.7	67,023	794	11.8	66,129	677	10.2	32,243	234	7.3
Idaho	80,285	626	7.8	78,878	426	5.4	82,511	426	5.2	85,201	366	4.3	43,648	103	2.4
Illinois	716,595	9,780	13.6	706,970	6,973	9.9	744,251	5,963	8.0	733,499	4,344	5.9	354,955	1,058	3.0
Indiana	343,334	5,652	16.5	345,746	4,881	14.1	363,637	4,349	12.0	365,063	4,461	12.2	177,356	1,050	5.9
Iowa	144,670	3,950	27.3	146,450	3,010	20.6	158,190	2,495	15.8	163,096	1,984	12.2	85,477	641	7.5
Kansas	150,938	1,729	11.5	147,948	1,688	11.4	154,637	1,433	9.3	160,134	1,213	7.6	82,368	326	4.0
Kentucky	203,844	5,152	25.3	198,357	4,365	22.0	209,575	3,490	16.7	209,973	3,017	14.4	109,534	920	8.4
Louisiana	260,926	3,109	11.9	247,138	2,616	10.6	265,250	2,487	9.4	270,700	2,202	8.1	140,915	540	3.8
Maine	51,816	1,229	23.7	55,147	969	17.6	64,305	816	12.7	70,698	605	8.6	36,954	126	3.4
Maryland	294,843	3,440	11.7	290,401	3,769	13.0	319,090	3,586	11.2	323,806	3,531	10.9	152,235	1,174	7.7
Massachusetts	310,993	8,786	28.3	311,645	7,873	25.3	336,031	7,582	22.6	341,090	7,070	20.7	164,388	1,946	11.8
Michigan	529,902	8,434	15.9	545,086	6,416	11.8	598,242	6,607	11.0	604,190	5,853	9.7	293,207	1,520	5.2
Minnesota	254,074	2,869	11.3	263,537	2,571	9.8	284,330	2,312	8.1	298,271	1,745	5.9	152,140	458	3.0
Mississippi	169,386	1,062	6.3	160,052	954	6.0	171,416	937	5.5	172,507	814	4.7	87,317	226	2.6
Missouri	294,135	2,386	8.1	293,599	2,307	7.9	317,583	2,307	7.3	326,610	2,247	6.9	165,522	544	3.3
Montana	42,266	613	14.5	43,109	444	10.3	48,627	392	8.1	53,304	364	6.8	28,874	94	3.3
Nebraska	94,922	1,253	13.2	92,359	1,009	10.9	97,798	794	8.1	101,236	642	6.3	52,798	173	3.3
Nevada	129,020	1,847	14.3	128,877	1,198	9.3	131,773	911	6.9	126,001	742	5.9	57,150	184	3.2
New Hampshire	58,058	220	3.8	64,215	194	3.0	72,562	237	3.3	76,593	237	3.1	37,008	66	1.8
New Jersey	454,023	2,481	5.5	464,437	1,830	3.9	492,374	1,736	3.5	491,095	1,534	3.1	227,389	495	2.2
New Mexico	106,388	1,564	14.7	103,888	1,430	13.8	113,242	1,413	12.5	117,264	1,232	10.5	59,395	306	5.2
New York	988,730	19,724	19.9	985,921	17,808	18.1	1,065,710	18,182	17.1	1,064,800	18,223	17.1	510,398	5,019	9.8
North Carolina	473,516	10,875	23.0	443,681	8,628	19.4	468,804	8,048	17.2	466,532	6,590	14.1	217,026	1,378	6.3
North Dakota	29,094	372	12.8	30,096	348	11.6	32,673	338	10.3	35,569	328	9.2	19,466	107	5.5
Ohio	613,879	13,200	21.5	610,967	12,072	19.8	658,461	10,789	16.4	669,106	9,844	14.7	328,261	3,122	9.5
Oklahoma	191,389	4,662	24.4	185,409	3,215	17.3	194,798	2,804	14.4	198,692	2,459	12.4	102,780	562	5.5
Oregon	180,769	3,425	18.9	183,457	2,336	12.7	192,994	1,877	9.7	198,860	1,307	6.6	98,508	283	2.9
Pennsylvania	568,704	848	1.5	593,498	1,021	1.7	666,165	1,163	1.7	694,768	1,427	2.1	340,008	550	1.6
Rhode Island	47,893	961	20.1	50,835	771	15.2	56,382	692	12.3	56,737	624	11.0	27,374	189	6.9
South Carolina	215,937	2,923	13.5	202,437	2,269	11.2	221,305	2,334	10.5	227,114	2,117	9.3	112,377	497	4.4
South Dakota	40,983	845	20.6	40,076	1,024	25.6	43,359	1,003	23.1	46,234	715	15.5	24,743	212	8.6
Tennessee	308,919	2,435	7.9	300,549	2,039	6.8	318,381	1,883	5.9	320,505	1,582	4.9	156,913	490	3.1
Texas	1,385,893	16,292	11.8	1,328,292	12,588	9.5	1,367,248	9,958	7.3	1,353,015	7,916	5.9	667,337	1,962	2.9
Utah	178,176	2,788	15.6	157,119	2,486	15.8	149,992	2,112	14.1	149,765	2,224	14.8	77,699	626	8.1
Vermont	25,096	297	11.8	27,800	321	11.5	32,640	340	10.4	35,934	385	10.7	18,179	99	5.4
Virginia	391,900	2,332	6.0	377,499	1,749	4.6	404,513	1,618	4.0	408,414	1,416	3.5	197,332	435	2.2
Washington	316,650	1,635	5.2	320,989	1,146	3.6	346,528	1,013	2.9	353,324	676	1.9	176,003	132	0.7
West Virginia	76,807	1,679	21.9	82,305	1,501	18.2	89,657	1,382	15.4	92,566	1,276	13.8	47,607	367	7.7
Wisconsin	270,641	2,180	8.1	276,447	2,358	8.5	304,985	2,281	7.5	320,665	3,826	11.9	164,645	919	5.6
Wyoming	24,120	225	9.3	24,452	164	6.7	27,303	141	5.2	29,776	129	4.3	16,560	33	2.0
Total	15,770,437	252,593	Blank Cell	15,578,574	212,831	Blank Cell	16,654,475	197,425	Blank Cell	16,746,808	177,858	Blank Cell	8,156,959	49,318	Blank Cell
Percent	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	16.0	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	13.7	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	11.9	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	10.6	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	6.0
Number Reporting	51	51	Blank Cell	51	51	Blank Cell	51	51	Blank Cell	51	51	Blank Cell	51	51	Blank Cell

Data source: Child File and SDC.

This table breaks down the child population into age groups and lists the number of victims and rate of victimization of each age group. The first column of the table lists each State name. Information is broken out by age group for each of the following categories: population, number of victims, and rate. The age groups are 0-3, 4-7, 8-11, 12-15, and 16-17. The youngest children had the highest rate of victimization of 16.0 for children ages birth to 3 years.

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