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Table 3-5 Maltreatment Types of Victims, 2004
Child Maltreatment 2004

State Victims Physical Abuse Neglect Medical Neglect Sexual Abuse Psychological Maltreatment Other Unknown or Missing Total Maltreatments Total Percent
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Alabama 9,414 3,811 40.5 4,108 43.6 blank cell blank cell 2,263 24.0 72 0.8 blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell 10,254 108.9
Alaska 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
Arizona 7,344 1,502 20.5 5,628 76.6 blank cell blank cell 426 5.8 53 0.7 blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell 7,609 103.6
Arkansas 7,276 1,340 18.4 4,132 56.8 223 3.1 2,021 27.8 74 1.0 33 0.5 blank cell blank cell 7,823 107.5
California 98,201 13,693 13.9 66,580 67.8 blank cell blank cell 7,932 8.1 17,454 17.8 153 0.2 blank cell blank cell 105,812 107.8
Colorado 9,578 1,821 19.0 5,157 53.8 133 1.4 1,024 10.7 506 5.3 blank cell blank cell 1,439 15.0 10,080 105.2
Connecticut 13,285 1,379 10.4 9,354 70.4 430 3.2 631 4.7 4,426 33.3 blank cell blank cell 548 4.1 16,768 126.2
Delaware 1,581 415 26.2 465 29.4 51 3.2 208 13.2 390 24.7 193 12.2 blank cell blank cell 1,722 108.9
District of Columbia 2,378 364 15.3 2,041 85.8 blank cell blank cell 109 4.6 blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell 2,514 105.7
Florida 129,914 17,092 13.2 38,753 29.8 2,071 1.6 5,384 4.1 2,497 1.9 87,627 67.5 blank cell blank cell 153,424 118.1
Georgia 52,851 5,701 10.8 36,461 69.0 2,591 4.9 2,447 4.6 11,137 21.1 641 1.2 blank cell blank cell 58,978 111.6
Hawaii 3,629 400 11.0 547 15.1 56 1.5 196 5.4 64 1.8 3,173 87.4 blank cell blank cell 4,436 122.2
Idaho 1,856 350 18.9 1,293 69.7 28 1.5 117 6.3 10 0.5 160 8.6 blank cell blank cell 1,958 105.5
Illinois 29,150 8,238 28.3 18,496 63.5 912 3.1 5,912 20.3 45 0.2 blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell 33,603 115.3
Indiana 18,869 2,763 14.6 13,271 70.3 561 3.0 3,922 20.8 blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell 20,517 108.7
Iowa 13,804 1,963 14.2 10,404 75.4 188 1.4 849 6.2 147 1.1 1,534 11.1 blank cell blank cell 15,085 109.3
Kansas 4,895 1,238 25.3 1,260 25.7 117 2.4 813 16.6 782 16.0 1,163 23.8 61 1.2 5,434 111.0
Kentucky 19,186 2,865 14.9 15,878 82.8 blank cell blank cell 927 4.8 149 0.8 blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell 19,819 103.3
Louisiana 10,862 3,219 29.6 8,144 75.0 blank cell blank cell 776 7.1 422 3.9 42 0.4 blank cell blank cell 12,603 116.0
Maine 4,235 1,138 26.9 2,993 70.7 blank cell blank cell 521 12.3 2,287 54.0 blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell 6,939 163.8
Maryland 15,180 4,617 30.4 8,981 59.2 blank cell blank cell 1,885 12.4 48 0.3 blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell 15,531 102.3
Massachusetts 36,201 5,441 15.0 32,762 90.5 blank cell blank cell 1,067 2.9 90 0.2 6 0.0 blank cell blank cell 39,366 108.7
Michigan 28,035 5,487 19.6 20,170 71.9 617 2.2 1,451 5.2 931 3.3 956 3.4 blank cell blank cell 29,612 105.6
Minnesota 8,183 1,465 17.9 6,171 75.4 101 1.2 847 10.4 52 0.6 blank cell blank cell 1 0.0 8,637 105.5
Mississippi 5,674 1,282 22.6 2,980 52.5 190 3.3 905 15.9 665 11.7 12 0.2 blank cell blank cell 6,034 106.3
Missouri 9,616 2,768 28.8 4,857 50.5 291 3.0 2,619 27.2 594 6.2 221 2.3 blank cell blank cell 11,350 118.0
Montana 1,753 221 12.6 1,217 69.4 28 1.6 152 8.7 390 22.2 3 0.2 blank cell blank cell 2,011 114.7
Nebraska 4,785 869 18.2 3,789 79.2 3 0.1 384 8.0 275 5.7 blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell 5,320 111.2
Nevada 4,377 787 18.0 3,600 82.2 83 1.9 169 3.9 229 5.2 blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell 4,868 111.2
New Hampshire 948 202 21.3 605 63.8 18 1.9 176 18.6 24 2.5 blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell 1,025 108.1
New Jersey 8,159 2,167 26.6 4,264 52.3 958 11.7 662 8.1 327 4.0 blank cell blank cell 20 0.2 8,398 102.9
New Mexico 6,150 1,838 29.9 4,270 69.4 120 2.0 340 5.5 370 6.0 4 0.1 blank cell blank cell 6,942 112.9
New York 74,483 9,031 12.1 67,619 90.8 2,925 3.9 2,867 3.8 636 0.9 18,950 25.4 blank cell blank cell 102,028 137.0
North Carolina 29,085 1,157 4.0 25,606 88.0 758 2.6 1,178 4.1 113 0.4 266 0.9 7 0.0 29,085 100.0
North Dakota 1,668 293 17.6 1,464 87.8 blank cell blank cell 156 9.4 855 51.3 blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell 2,768 165.9
Ohio 43,093 9,178 21.3 24,141 56.0 5 0.0 7,541 17.5 4,493 10.4 blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell 45,358 105.3
Oklahoma 12,483 2,372 19.0 10,990 88.0 353 2.8 867 6.9 535 4.3 blank cell blank cell 1 0.0 15,118 121.1
Oregon 11,759 1,145 9.7 3,156 26.8 534 4.5 1,150 9.8 466 4.0 6,936 59.0 blank cell blank cell 13,387 113.8
Pennsylvania 4,647 1,596 34.3 121 2.6 102 2.2 2,822 60.7 75 1.6 blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell 4,716 101.5
Rhode Island 3,068 594 19.4 2,362 77.0 56 1.8 163 5.3 17 0.6 87 2.8 blank cell blank cell 3,279 106.9
South Carolina 9,950 3,216 32.3 6,715 67.5 366 3.7 849 8.5 125 1.3 23 0.2 blank cell blank cell 11,294 113.5
South Dakota 1,917 279 14.6 1,514 79.0 blank cell blank cell 76 4.0 270 14.1 blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell 2,139 111.6
Tennessee 14,840 4,696 31.6 7,698 51.9 327 2.2 3,579 24.1 62 0.4 blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell 16,362 110.3
Texas 50,891 13,308 26.2 33,757 66.3 2,319 4.6 6,822 13.4 986 1.9 blank cell blank cell 3 0.0 57,195 112.4
Utah 13,559 1,708 12.6 2,842 21.0 57 0.4 2,552 18.8 6,102 45.0 2,383 17.6 blank cell blank cell 15,644 115.4
Vermont 1,138 562 49.4 65 5.7 30 2.6 520 45.7 3 0.3 blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell 1,180 103.7
Virginia 6,959 1,709 24.6 4,299 61.8 170 2.4 1,100 15.8 106 1.5 4 0.1 blank cell blank cell 7,388 106.2
Washington 6,730 1,275 18.9 5,393 80.1 blank cell blank cell 464 6.9 blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell blank cell 7,132 106.0
West Virginia 8,446 2,335 27.6 4,622 54.7 127 1.5 451 5.3 1,764 20.9 629 7.4 blank cell blank cell 9,928 117.5
Wisconsin 9,325 1,304 14.0 2,629 28.2 52 0.6 4,034 43.3 46 0.5 1,625 17.4 blank cell blank cell 9,690 103.9
Wyoming 678 56 8.3 426 62.8 17 2.5 72 10.6 108 15.9 32 4.7 blank cell blank cell 711 104.9
Total 872,088 152,250 blank cell 544,050 blank cell 17,968 blank cell 84,398 blank cell 61,272 blank cell 126,856 blank cell 2,080 blank cell 988,874 blank cell
Weighted Percent blank cell blank cell 17.5 blank cell 62.4 blank cell 2.1 blank cell 9.7 blank cell 7.0 blank cell 14.5 blank cell 0.2 blank cell 113.4
Number Reporting 50 50 50 50 50 38 38 50 50 47 47 26 26 8 8 50 50

Maltreatment Types of Victims, 2004
This table first lists every State and the total number of victims in that State. It then proceeds to classify the cases by the type of maltreatment to which the victim was exposed. Each type of maltreatment has a column that lists the number of cases followed by a percentage of the total victims. The types of maltreatment are: physical abuse, neglect, medical neglect, sexual abuse, psychological maltreatment, other, and unknown or missing. The last two columns indicate the total number of maltreatments and the total percentages. Many of the percentages add up to numbers higher than 100 because some victims were exposed to multiple types of maltreatment. More than 60 percent (62.4%) of victims experienced neglect.

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