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Table 4-4     Fatalities by Race, 2003
Child Maltreatment 2003

Race Number of
Child Fatalities
Percent of
Child Fatalities
African-American Only 273 30.9
American Indian or
   Alaska Native only
12 1.4
Asian Only 10 1.1
Pacific Islander Only 1 0.1
Hispanic 131 14.8
White Only 381 43.1
Other or Multiple Race 19 2.1
Unable to Determine
   or Missing
56 6.3
Total 883 100.0

Data source: Child file.
Based on data from 33 states.
Percent does not equal 100 due to rounding.


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