Table 2-3 Response Time in Days from Maltreatment Report to Investigation, 2003
Child Maltreatment 2003
| State | Response Time (Days) |
Total Investigations |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3 | 17,820 |
| Alaska | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| Arizona | 2 | 33,649 |
| Arkansas | 4 | 19,747 |
| California | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| Colorado | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| Connecticut | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| Delaware | 6 | 5,469 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 4,673 |
| Florida | less than 1 | 157,474 |
| Georgia | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| Hawaii | 12 | 3,894 |
| Idaho | 3 | 6,264 |
| Illinois | less than 1 | 59,280 |
| Indiana | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| Iowa | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| Kansas | 2 | 15,840 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 45,348 |
| Louisiana | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| Maine | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| Maryland | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| Massachusetts | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| Michigan | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| Minnesota | 10 | 17,587 |
| Mississippi | 11 | 15,998 |
| Missouri | 2 | 55,580 |
| Montana | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| Nebraska | 26 | 7,160 |
| Nevada | 1 | 13,641 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 6,878 |
| New Jersey | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| New Mexico | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| New York | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| North Carolina | 3 | 59,583 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 3,899 |
| Ohio | less than 1 | 68,399 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | 36,641 |
| Oregon | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| Pennsylvania | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 7,012 |
| South Carolina | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| South Dakota | 15 | 5,534 |
| Tennessee | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| Texas | 1 | 133,827 |
| Utah | 5 | 20,113 |
| Vermont | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| Virginia | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| Washington | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| West Virginia | less than 1 | 19,604 |
| Wisconsin | Blank Cell | Blank Cell |
| Wyoming | 1 | 2,381 |
| Median Days | 3 | Blank Cell |
| Number Reporting | 27 | 27 |
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This table relays the time it took for an investigation to take place after the filing of a report. The first column lists the State with the following column listing the average number of days between report and investigation. The third column lists the total number of investigations. Only 27 States reported this information for a median of 3 days. Return to Chapter Two: Text Return to Chapter Two: Figures and Tables
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