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Table 2-5     Distribution of Report Source by Disposition, 2003
Child Maltreatment 2003

Report Source Substantiated Indicated Alternative Response Victim Alternative Response Nonvictim Unsubstantiated Intentionally False Closed with no Finding Other Unknown Total
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Professionals
Educational Personnel 49,595 13.8 7,534 12.4 112 8.2 15,897 16.9 141,526 17.6 32 7.0 1,703 8.3 9,403 19.2 231 9.2 226,033
Legal, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Personnel 95,985 26.7 17,375 28.6 156 11.4 11,281 12.0 86,888 10.8 35 7.6 2,633 12.8 6,441 13.1 383 15.3 221,177
Social Services Personnel 47,279 13.2 7,610 12.5 57 4.2 7,133 7.6 87,430 10.9 24 5.2 2,081 10.1 3,693 7.5 479 19.1 155,786
Medical Personnel 38,956 10.9 3,599 5.9 39 2.8 7,067 7.5 60,607 7.5 19 4.1 1,313 6.4 4,242 8.7 140 5.6 1115,982
Mental Health Personnel 9,440 2.6 2,071 3.4 25 1.8 3,433 3.7 25,920 3.2 11 2.4 567 2.7 1,920 3.9 130 5.2 43,517
Child Day Care Providers 2,895 0.8 532 0.9 blank Cell blank Cell 605 0.6 9,512 1.2 blank Cell blank Cell 142 0.7 691 1.4 32 1.3 14,409
Foster Care Providers 2,207 0.6 136 0.2 11 0.8 573 0.6 6,918 0.9 1 0.2 86 0.4 156 0.3 6 0.2 10,094
Total Professionals 246,357 68.6 38,857 63.9 400 29.2 45,989 49.0 418,801 52.0 122 26.6 8,525 41.3 26,546 54.2 1,401 56.0 786,998
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Nonprofessionals
Anonymous Reporters 18,475 5.1 4,015 6.6 140 10.2 5,569 5.9 95,878 11.9 75 16.3 2,211 10.7 3,736 7.6 207 8.3 130,306
Other Reporters 24,848 6.9 3,239 5.3 551 40.2 9,540 10.2 67,239 8.4 30 6.5 2,814 13.6 3,522 7.2 202 8.1 111,985
Other Relatives 23,779 6.6 5,397 8.9 119 8.7 4,952 5.3 72,458 9.0 61 13.3 2,539 12.3 4,269 8.7 178 7.1 113,752
Parents 17,404 4.8 3,910 6.4 106 7.7 5,310 5.7 68,106 8.5 114 24.8 1,399 6.8 4,181 8.5 323 12.9 100,853
Friends or Neighbors 12,015 3.3 3,372 5.5 blank Cell blank Cell 3,251 3.5 54,134 6.7 44 9.6 1,790 8.7 3,137 6.4 121 4.8 77,864
Unknown Reporters 13,794 3.8 1,209 2.0 29 2.1 18,597 19.8 21,311 2.6 7 1.5 1,238 6.0 3,275 6.7 5 0.2 59,465
Alleged Victims 1,735 0.5 652 1.1 24 1.8 631 0.7 6,119 0.8 4 0.9 114 0.6 348 0.7 19 0.8 9,646
Alleged Perpetrators 515 0.1 178 0.3 blank Cell blank Cell 16 0.0 625 0.1 2 0.4 7 0.0 4 0.0 47 1.9 1,394
Total Nonprofessionals 112,565 31.4 21,972 36.1 969 70.8 47,866 51.0 385,870 48.0 337 73.4 12,112 58.7 22,472 45.8 1,102 44.0 605,265
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Total 352,922 blank Cell 60,829 blank Cell 1,369 blank Cell 93,855 blank Cell 804,671 blank Cell 459 blank Cell 20,637 blank Cell 49,018 blank Cell 2,503 blank Cell 1,392,263
Percent blank Cell 100.0 blank Cell 100.0 blank Cell 100.00 blank Cell 100.00 blank Cell 100.0 blank Cell 100.0 blank Cell 100.0 blank Cell 100.0 blank Cell 100.0 blank Cell
Number Reporting blank Cell 43 blank Cell 6 blank Cell 1 blank Cell 8 blank Cell 43 blank Cell 6 blank Cell 20 blank Cell 42 blank Cell 33 blank Cell

This table lists the source of reports, broken into the two categories of professional and nonprofessional, and shows the number and percentage of dispositions for each source. According to the table, nearly one-quarter (26.7%) of substantiated reported were referred by legal, law enforcement, or justice personnel.



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