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Table 2-2     Distribution of Reports by Source, 2003
Child Maltreatment 2003

State Educational
Personnel
Number		 Educational
Personnel %		 Legal, Law
Enforcement,
Criminal
Justice
Personnel
Number		 Legal, Law
Enforcement,
Criminal
Justice
Personnel %		 Social
Services
Personnel
Number		 Social
Services
Personnel %		 Medical
Personnel
Number		 Medical
Personnel %		 Mental
Health
Personnel
Number		 Mental
Health
Personnel %		 Child
Day Care
Provider(s)
Number		 Child
Day Care
Provider(s) %		 Foster Care
Providers
Number		 Foster Care
Providers %		 Anonymous
Source(s)
Number		 Anonymous
Source(s) %		 Other
Number		 Other % Other
Relative(s)
Number		 Other
Relative(s) %		 Parent(s)
Number		 Parent(s) % Friend(s) or
Neighbor(s)
Number		 Friend(s) or
Neighbor(s)
Percentage		 Unknown
or Missing
Number		 Unknown
or Missing
Percentage		 Alleged
Victim(s)
Number		 Alleged
Victim(s) %		 Alleged
Perpetrator(s)
Number		 Alleged
Perpetrator(s) %		 Total
Reports
Number		 Total
Reports %
Alabama 2,751 15.3 3,917 21.7 1,585 8.8 1,616 9.0 665 3.7 182 1.0 44 0.2 1,064 5.9 905 5.0 1,982 11.0 1,723 9.6 1,290 7.2 Blank Cell Blank Cell 261 1.4 30 0.2 18,015 100.0
Alaska 1,896 17.9 1,939 18.3 1,608 15.2 830 7.8 Blank Cell Blank Cell 140 1.3 Blank Cell Blank Cell 1,379 13.0 868 8.2 750 7.1 657 6.2 450 4.3 Blank Cell Blank Cell 58 0.5 Blank Cell Blank Cell 10,575 100.0
Arizona 6,046 18.0 5,662 16.8 2,062 6.1 3,237 9.6 1,299 3.9 537 1.6 Blank Cell Blank Cell 3,163 9.4 1,802 5.4 3,307 9.8 2,941 8.7 3,141 9.3 116 0.3 336 1.0 Blank Cell Blank Cell 33,649 100.0
Arkansas 3,295 16.7 2,183 11.1 1,661 8.4 1,446 7.3 1,184 6.0 237 1.2 Blank Cell Blank Cell 2,248 11.4 1,726 8.7 2,550 12.9 1,353 6.9 1,679 8.5 28 0.1 154 0.8 3 0.0 19,747 100.0
California Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 100.0
Colorado 5,466 18.6 6,219 21.2 2,057 7.0 2,702 9.2 1,887 6.4 411 1.4 496 1.7 1,099 3.7 3,120 10.6 2,753 9.4 1,430 4.9 1,454 5.0 Blank Cell Blank Cell 264 0.9 4 0.0 29,362 100.0
Connecticut 7,218 22.0 6,449 19.7 2,583 7.9 3,298 10.1 2,420 7.4 435 1.3 299 0.9 4,200 12.8 1,504 4.6 1,252 3.8 1,969 6.0 570 1.7 385 1.2 189 0.6 31 0.1 32,802 100.0
Delaware 963 17.6 1,452 26.5 272 5.0 476 8.7 192 3.5 94 1.7 18 0.3 505 9.2 413 7.6 385 7.0 465 8.5 173 3.2 Blank Cell Blank Cell 39 0.7 22 0.4 5,469 100.0
District of Columbia 484 10.4 749 16.0 1,223 26.2 259 5.5 192 4.1 58 1.2 33 0.7 565 12.1 275 5.9 418 8.9 157 3.4 229 4.9 Blank Cell Blank Cell 20 0.4 11 0.2 4,673 100.0
Florida 18,343 11.6 36,711 23.3 18,341 11.6 10,630 6.8 4,304 2.7 1,448 0.9 Blank Cell Blank Cell 13,523 8.6 7,637 4.8 13,251 8.4 14,613 9.3 11,374 7.2 4,098 2.6 2,589 1.6 612 0.4 157,474 100.0
Georgia 13,937 19.5 11,054 15.5 11,808 16.5 6,349 8.9 Blank Cell Blank Cell 681 1.0 Blank Cell Blank Cell 6,833 9.6 2,240 3.1 6,579 9.2 6,621 9.3 5,046 7.1 Blank Cell Blank Cell 293 0.4 60 0.1 71,501 100.0
Hawaii 487 12.5 638 16.4 457 11.7 624 16.0 106 2.7 6 0.2 24 0.6 332 8.5 218 5.6 248 6.4 195 5.0 151 3.9 395 10.1 13 0.3 Blank Cell Blank Cell 3,894 100.0
Idaho 1,174 18.7 1,307 20.9 174 2.8 502 8.0 75 1.2 112 1.8 25 0.4 225 3.6 632 10.1 523 8.3 560 8.9 869 13.9 8 0.1 77 1.2 1 0.0 6,264 100.0
Illinois 10,974 18.5 10,764 18.2 7,879 13.3 8,155 13.8 801 1.4 172 0.3 668 1.1 6,152 10.4 2,225 3.8 3,983 6.7 4,064 6.9 2,688 4.5 523 0.9 149 0.3 83 0.1 59,280 100.0
Indiana 6,801 19.8 6,901 20.1 2,462 7.2 575 1.7 1,478 4.3 471 1.4 167 0.5 2,719 7.9 1,339 3.9 2,588 7.5 3,243 9.4 2,116 6.2 3,245 9.4 213 0.6 70 0.2 34,388 100.0
Iowa 3,074 12.7 3,274 13.5 3,589 14.8 1,540 6.4 604 2.5 326 1.3 296 1.2 Blank Cell Blank Cell 6,106 35.3 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 5,329 22.0 Blank Cell Blank Cell 34 0.1 24,172 100.0
Kansas 3,258 20.6 1,533 9.7 2,238 14.1 990 6.3 238 1.5 221 1.4 561 3.5 1,858 11.7 938 5.9 1,164 7.3 1,669 10.5 970 6.1 147 0.9 54 0.3 1 0.0 15,840 100.0
Kentucky 2,657 5.9 3,257 7.2 1.166 2.6 869 1.9 628 1.4 Blank Cell Blank Cell 446 1.0 5,004 11.0 15,202 33.5 3,481 7.7 4,234 9.3 1 0.0 7,937 17.5 466 1.0 Blank Cell Blank Cell 45,348 100.0
Louisiana 4,700 18.5 3,617 14.2 2,252 8.8 2,444 9.6 676 2.7 112 0.4 7. 0.3 1,871 7.3 2,100 8.2 3,220 12.6 2,385 9.4 1,852 7.3 Blank Cell Blank Cell 135 0.5 34 0.1 25,480 100.0
Maine 729 14.1 689 13.4 677 13.1 475 9.2 509 9.9 90 1.7 12 0.2 374 7.3 310 6.0 507 9.8 316 6.1 426 8.3 8 0.2 30 0.6 Blank Cell Blank Cell 5,152 100.0
Maryland Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Massachusetts 4,062 10.2 7,618 19.2 2,174 5.5 3,618 9.1 Blank Cell Blank Cell 382 1.0 117 0.3 4,222 10.6 2,711 6.8 826 2.1 1,040 2.6 Blank Cell Blank Cell 12,605 31.8 104 0.3 213 0.5 39,692 100.0
Michigan 12,730 17.0 11,076 14.8 9,934 13.3 7,605 10.2 724 1.0 444 0.6 Blank Cell Blank Cell 7,134 9.6 6,694 9.0 6,107 8.2 6,989 9.4 4,916 6.6 4 0.0 318 0.4 Blank Cell Blank Cell 74,675 100.0
Minnesota 4,354 24.8 4,238 24.1 1,751 10.0 1,326 7.5 726 4.1 238 1.4 398 2.3 434 2.5 764 4.3 935 5.3 1,204 6.8 1,041 5.9 15 0.1 139 0.8 24 0.1 17,587 100.0
Mississippi 2,878 18.0 2,182 13.6 592 3.7 1,803 11.3 661 4.1 130 0.8 131 0.8 2,356 14.7 451 2.8 2,171 13.6 1,507 9.4 965 6.0 18 0.1 153 1.0 Blank Cell Blank Cell 15,998 100.0
Missouri 6,147 11.1 7,231 13.0 6,496 11.7 3,576 6.4 4,015 7.2 631 1.1 204 0.4 Blank Cell Blank Cell 2,011 3.6 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 25,269 45.5 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 55,580 100.0
Montana 1,347 14.9 1,447 16.0 1,372 15.2 1,261 14.0 248 2.7 88 1.0 94 1.0 300 3.3 388 4.3 747 8.3 751 8.3 933 10.3 32 0.4 15 0.2 Blank Cell Blank Cell 9,023 100.0
Nebraska 850 11.9 1,958 27.3 428 6.0 502 7.0 295 4.1 135 1.9 68 0.9 963 13.4 198 2.8 585 8.2 51 0.7 548 7.7 123 1.7 447 6.2 9 0.1 7,160 100.0
Nevada 2,677 19.6 3,029 22.2 1,228 9.0 1,090 8.0 394 2.9 222 1.6 13 0.1 1,513 11.1 706 5.2 910 6.7 984 7.2 822 6.0 Blank Cell Blank Cell 50 0.4 3 0.0 13,641 100.0
New Hampshire 1,391 20.2 1,022 14.9 428 6.2 711 10.3 354 5.1 75 1.1 36 0.5 Blank Cell Blank Cell 1,053 15.3 604 8.8 351 5.1 801 11.6 28 0.4 24 0.3 Blank Cell Blank Cell 6,878 100.0
New Jersey 9,698 22.7 7,076 16.5 1,736 4.1 5,740 13.4 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 667 1.6 5,346 12.5 3,545 8.3 2,723 6.4 3,579 8.4 2,131 5.0 Blank Cell Blank Cell 521 1.2 Blank Cell Blank Cell 42,762 100.0
New Mexico 2,968 19.4 2,205 14.4 951 6.2 1,321 8.6 578 3.8 90 0.6 43 0.3 3,441 22.5 1,281 8.4 1,131 7.4 912 6.0 253 1.7 27 0.2 77 0.5 Blank Cell Blank Cell 15,278 100.0
New York 25,626 17.1 18,005 12.0 26,732 17.8 9,993 6.7 4,859 3.2 705 0.5 1,800 1.2 23,330 15.6 14,166 9.5 7,906 5.3 11,302 7.5 5,423 3.6 Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell 149,847 100.0
North Carolina 9,954 16.5 6,579 10.9 9,823 16.2 4,689 7.8 Blank Cell Blank Cell 833 1.4 Blank Cell Blank Cell 7,860 13.0 Blank Cell Blank Cell 7,488 12.4 5,007 8.3 7,755 12.8 Blank Cell Blank Cell 478 0.8 Blank Cell Blank Cell 60,466 100.0
North Dakota 808 20.7 828 21.2 401 10.3 247 6.3 117 3.0 102 2.6 15 0.4 142 3.6 376 9.6 247 6.3 323 8.3 260 6.7 7 0.2 24 0.6 2 0.1 3,899 100.0
Ohio 8,984 13.1 12,651 18.5 11,452 16.7 3,273 4.8 2,529 3.7 863 1.3 563 0.8 6,779 9.9 6,294 9.2 9,906 14.5 Blank Cell Blank Cell 4,529 6.6 Blank Cell Blank Cell 576 0.8 Blank Cell Blank Cell 68,399 100.0
Oklahoma 3,704 10.1 4,429 12.1 5,866 16.0 2,813 7.7 2,128 5.8 792 2.2 177 0.5 804 2.2 4,870 13.3 5,640 15.4 2,576 7.0 2,284 6.2 271 0.7 244 0.7 43 0.1 36,641 100.0
Oregon 3,297 16.0 4,575 22.3 2,254 11.0 2,032 9.9 242 1.2 286 1.4 190 0.9 783 3.8 3,096 15.1 1,318 6.4 486 2.4 1,199 5.8 300 1.5 494 2.4 Blank Cell Blank Cell 20,552 100.0
Pennsylvania 5,647 23.9 1,614 6.8 3,580 15.2 3,308 14.0 1,197 5.1 394 1.7 1,655 7.0 891 3.8 1,245 5.3 948 4.0 2,012 8.5 645 2.7 Blank Cell Blank Cell 434 1.8 31 0.1 23,601 100.0
Rhode Island 1,415 20.2 1,005 14.3 690 9.8 792 11.3 239 3.4 149 2.1 Blank Cell Blank Cell 553 7.9 264 3.8 398 5.7 541 7.7 447 6.4 443 6.3 76 1.1 Blank Cell Blank Cell 7,012 100.0
South Carolina 3,649 19.8 2,938 15.9 1,880 10.2 2,078 11.3 517 2.8 156 0.8 104 0.6 2,202 11.9 671 3.6 1,637 8.9 1,356 7.3 1,118 6.1 Blank Cell Blank Cell 81 0.4 62 0.3 18,449 100.0
South Dakota 1,018 18.4 1,124 20.3 131 2.4 345 6.2 304 5.5 93 1.7 22 0.4 360 6.5 812 14.7 409 7.4 324 5.9 218 3.9 356 6.4 9 0.2 9 0.2 5,534 100.0
Tennessee Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell Blank Cell
Texas 26,550 19.8 17,904 13.4 6,488 4.8 15,256 11.4 3,555 2.7 1,625 1.2 161 0.1 9,899 7.4 13,131 9.8 14,587 10.9 13,833 10.3 8,658 6.5 1,670 1.2 510 0.4 Blank Cell Blank Cell 133,827 100.0
Utah 2,043 10.2 5,636 28.0 2,360 11.7 1,128 5.6 747 3.7 182 0.9 254 1.3 Blank Cell Blank Cell 976 4.9 2,947 14.7 1,167 5.8 1,496 7.4 1,023 5.1 115 0.6 39 0.2 20,113 100.0
Vermont 613 20.9 466 15.9 250 8.5 193 6.6 287 9.8 95 3.2 38 1.3 122 4.2 162 5.5 224 7.6 299 10.2 81 2.8 38 1.3 56 1.9 12 0.4 2,936 100.0
Virginia 2,682 16.8 2,596 16.3 1,002 6.3 1,158 7.2 461 2.9 169 1.1 Blank Cell Blank Cell 1,821 11.4 425 2.7 97 0.6 71 0.4 44 0.3 5,443 34.1 6 0.0 Blank Cell Blank Cell 15,975 100.0
Washington 5,308 17.6 3,256 10.8 5,553 18.4 2,616 8.7 1,621 5.4 909 3.0 220 0.7 1,158 3.8 1,303 4.3 2,488 8.2 2,344 7.8 3,233 10.7 Blank Cell Blank Cell 206 0.7 7 0.0 30,222 100.0
West Virginia 2,552 13.0 1,169 6.0 2,883 14.7 961 4.9 75 0.4 151 0.8 113 0.6 4,354 22.2 1,864 9.5 1,831 9.3 2,219 11.3 1,090 5.6 151 0.8 173 0.9 18 0.1 19,604 100.0
Wisconsin 9,359 16.8 9,996 18.0 10,306 18.5 2,668 4.8 2,597 4.7 727 1.3 661 1.2 4,219 7.6 2,928 5.3 4,119 7.4 4,275 7.7 3,318 6.0 Blank Cell Blank Cell 345 0.6 55 0.1 55,573 100.0
Wyoming 432 18.1 434 18.2 201 8.4 138 5.8 93 3.9 Blank Cell Blank Cell 46 1.9 138 5.8 175 7.3 213 8.9 261 11.0 217 9.1 1 0.0 28 1.2 4 0.2 2,381 100.0
Total 257,005 Blank Cell 252,602 Blank Cell 183,036 Blank Cell 129,258 Blank Cell 46,821 Blank Cell 16,399 Blank Cell 10,952 Blank Cell 144,238 Blank Cell 122,120 Blank Cell 128,083 Blank Cell 114,359 Blank Cell 88,904 Blank Cell 70,043 Blank Cell 11,043 Blank Cell 1,527 Blank Cell 1,576,390 Blank Cell
Weighted Percent Blank Cell 16.3 Blank Cell 16.0 Blank Cell 11.6 Blank Cell 8.2 Blank Cell 3.0 Blank Cell 1.0 Blank Cell 0.7 Blank Cell 9.1 Blank Cell 7.7 Blank Cell 8.1 Blank Cell 7.3 Blank Cell 5.6 Blank Cell 4.4 Blank Cell 0.7 Blank Cell 0.1 Blank Cell 100.0
Number Reporting 48 Blank Cell 48 Blank Cell 48 Blank Cell 48 Blank Cell 43 Blank Cell 45 Blank Cell 39 Blank Cell 44 Blank Cell 47 Blank Cell 46 Blank Cell 45 Blank Cell 45 Blank Cell 32 Blank Cell 45 Blank Cell 29 Blank Cell 48 Blank Cell

This table lists the source of referrals by State. The first column lists the name of each State and the following columns list the number and percentage of referrals reported by the source indicated at the top of the column. These columns include social services personnel; mental health personnel; medical personnel; legal, law enforcement, criminal justice personnel; educational personnel; child daycare provider(s); foster care providers; alleged victims; parent(s); other relatives; friend(s) or neighbor(s); unknown or missing, alleged victims, alleged perpetrators; anonymous sources; and other. The last column of the table lists the total number of reports per State. The total number of reports among all of the States combined, for 2003, was 1,576,390.



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