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Child Maltreatment 2002
Table 4-7     Fatalities by Prior Contact with CPS, 2002

State	Child Fatalities	Fatality Victims Whose Families Received Preservation Services in the Past 5 Years	Fatality Victims Who Had Been Reunited with Their Families in the Past 5 Years
Alabama	29	14	0
Alaska	1	0	0
Arizona	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Arkansas	13	0	0
California	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Colorado	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Connecticut	11	4	0
Delaware	0	0	0
District of Columbia	13	3	0
Florida	97	23	4
Georgia	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Hawaii	7	Blank Cell	0
Idaho	2	0	0
Illinois	70	0	0
Indiana	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Iowa	15	1	1
Kansas	1	1	0
Kentucky	23	0	0
Louisiana	37	5	0
Maine	3	0	0
Maryland	33	8	Blank Cell
Massachusetts	17	10	4
Michigan	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Minnesota	16	0	0
Mississippi	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Missouri	53	0	1
Montana	4	0	0
Nebraska	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Nevada	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
New Hampshire	0	0	0
New Jersey	30	5	2
New Mexico	3	0	0
New York	68	0	0
North Carolina	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
North Dakota	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Ohio	72	21	2
Oklahoma	23	1	1
Oregon	21	3	0
Pennsylvania	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Rhode Island	1	0	0
South Carolina	16	0	0
South Dakota	5	3	2
Tennessee	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Texas	206	11	2
Utah	12	0	0
Vermont	0	0	0
Virginia	22	0	0
Washington	15	Blank Cell	0
West Virginia	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Wisconsin	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Wyoming	3	0	0
Total	942	113	19
Percent of Fatalities	Blank Cell	12.0	2.0
Number Reporting	36	34	35

Data source: Child File.

This table first lists each State in the first column. The second column lists the numbers of child victims who died as a result of maltreatment in States that reported prior contact with CPS. Among the 36 reporting States, this total was 942. The third column reports the numbers of child victims who died from maltreatment and whose families received family preservation services in the past five years. Among the 34 reporting States, this total was 113. The fourth column lists the number of child victims who died from maltreatment and had been reunited with their families in the past 5 years. Among the 35 reporting States, this total was 19 fatalities.

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