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

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