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Child Maltreatment 2002
Table 6-5     Victims with Court Action, 2002

State	Total Victims	Victims with Court Action
		Number	Percent
Alabama	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Alaska	7,950	779	9.8
Arizona	5,114	1,905	37.3
Arkansas	7,302	516	7.1
California	132,181	29,944	22.7
Colorado	7,570	589	7.8
Connecticut	12,818	2,806	21.9
Delaware	1,304	43	3.3
District of Columbia	3,302	904	29.8
Florida	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Georgia	41,206	9,101	22.1
Hawaii	3,744	725	19.4
Idaho	1,947	665	34.2
Illinois	28,160	3,461	12.3
Indiana	20,416	3,662	17.9
Iowa	12,202	634	3.0
Kansas	6,425	1,384	21.5
Kentucky	16,945	50	0.3
Louisiana	10,971	967	8.8
Maine	3,746	442	11.8
Maryland	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Massachusetts	33,396	5,088	15.2
Michigan	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Minnesota	9,982	2,047	20.5
Mississippi	4,003	81	2.0
Missouri	9,810	2,768	28.2
Montana	1,995	920	46.1
Nebraska	3,909	1,565	40.0
Nevada	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
New Hampshire	962	507	52.7
New Jersey	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
New Mexico	6,273	6,273	100.0
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	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Oklahoma	13,721	814	5.9
Oregon	9,228	3,209	34.8
Pennsylvania	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Rhode Island	3,247	1,259	38.8
South Carolina	10,739	1,843	17.2
South Dakota	3,961	1,024	25.9
Tennessee	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	Blank Cell
Texas	48,808	10	0.0
Utah	10,282	1,377	13.4
Vermont	1,447	371	25.6
Virginia	7,571	309	4.1
Washington	4,673	1,248	26.7
West Virginia	6,635	1,177	17.7
Wisconsin	11,628	3,286	28.3
Wyoming	692	135	19.5
Total	525,994	93,618	Blank Cell
Percent	Blank Cell	Blank Cell	17.8
Number Reporting	39	39	39

Data Source: CAF.

The first column lists each State and the second notes the total number of victims. The third and fourth columns report the number and percentage of these victims with court action. Among the 39 reporting States, 17.8 percent were found to have court action as a part of their case.

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