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Child Maltreatment 2002
Table 6-6     Victims with Court-Appointed Representatives, 2002

State Total Victims Victims with Court-Appointed Representatives Average Number of Contacts with Court-Appointed Representatives
Number Percent
Alabama Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Alaska Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Arizona 5,114 1,922 37.6 Blank Cell
Arkansas 7,302 252 3.5 0.0
California 132,181 37,101 28.1 Blank Cell
Colorado 7,570 3 0.0 Blank Cell
Connecticut Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Delaware 1,304 20 1.5 5.0
District of Columbia 3,032 166 5.5 0.0
Florida Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Georgia 41,206 6,612 16.0 Blank Cell
Hawaii 3,744 1,863 49.8 Blank Cell
Idaho Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Illinois Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Indiana 20,416 9 0.0 Blank Cell
Iowa 12,202 3,660 30.0 Blank Cell
Kansas Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Kentucky 16,945 329 1.9 Blank Cell
Louisiana Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Maine 3,746 660 17.6 Blank Cell
Maryland Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Massachusetts 33,396 3,570 10.7 Blank Cell
Michigan Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Minnesota 9,982 1,535 15.4 Blank Cell
Mississippi 4,003 1,108 27.7 Blank Cell
Missouri Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Montana 1,995 490 24.6 Blank Cell
Nebraska 3,909 1,553 39.7 Blank Cell
Nevada Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
New Hampshire 962 35 3.6 9.0
New Jersey Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
New Mexico Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
New York Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
North Carolina Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
North Dakota Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Ohio Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Oklahoma 13,721 814 5.9 Blank Cell
Oregon Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Pennsylvania Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Rhode Island 3,247 550 16.9 15.0
South Carolina 10,738 37 0.3 Blank Cell
South Dakota Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Tennessee Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Texas Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Utah 10,282 1,377 13.4 Blank Cell
Vermont 1,447 371 25.6 Blank Cell
Virginia 7,571 200 2.6 22.0
Washington Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
West Virginia Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Wisconsin Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Wyoming 692 28 4.0 Blank Cell
Total/Weighted Average 356,707 64,265 18.0 16.2
Unweighted Average Blank Cell Blank Cell 15.3 8.5
Number Reporting 25 25 25 6

Data Source: CAF.

The first column of this table lists each State while the second column reports the total number of victims in the reporting States. The following two columns indicate the number and percentage of these victims who were appointed a representative by the court. Among 25 reporting States, the total/weighted average was 18.0 percent while the unweighted average was 15.3 percent with court-appointed representatives. The last column of the table lists the average number of contacts between the representative and victim although this data was only supplied by six States.

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